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2011-02-08

Celebration




Georgiritt is the name for kind of "pilgrimage" in honours of the Holy George,
which goes back to centuries-old traditions. It takes place annually in different
places in particular in Bavaria.

12 comments:

  1. Reminds me of Knights and Pages on the way to a Pageant or something!

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  2. I could use a pilgrimage! Pretty flowers in the foreground.

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  3. Lovely image and interesting explanation.

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  4. Love the composition of this....the green grass w/ the flowers leading up to the celebration..this is a bright and fun image!

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  5. Fun shot! Did you manage to get any photos of the costumes? I had never heard of this pilgrimage - am always learning something new on these blogs!

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  6. @ Gisele: I added a second picture that shows more in detail the costumes.
    To be honest: It is not a pilgrimage in the real sense, but horses from the surroundings do assemble, then together with the priest there is a prayer and the horses (and the horsemen and -women, of course) before leaving are blessed.

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  7. I love the second photo Tony, the little horse and the man with his son are very photogenic.

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  8. great composition and details in both images!

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  9. Thanks for sharing this with us. I love the costumes and the little pony.

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  10. Thanks for adding the second image. It's nice to see traditions from other places. I love the costumes and the cute miniature horse.

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  11. Such crisp shots both of them, well done! A blessing of the animals then? I like the guy on the mountain bike along for the ride.

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  12. So nice to have centuries of tradition...especially such a colorful and fun one. Love that last shot also...

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