Frühlingsfest

 

Bavarians love their drinking festivals! Since 2004 I have experienced 2 Deggendorfer Volksfests, 2 Deggendorfer Frühlingsfests, 2 Oktoberfests in Munich, and various other festivals or events such as the World Cup 2006 and Lanshuterhochzeit.

The festivals always bring out the dormant Bavarian nature in the Germans. Dirndls and Lederhosen abound, and the town bustles with activity and people getting ready. By the end of the first night, everyone has had their fair share of Weißbier, Maß biers, table dancing, bad imitation bands (singing American classics with a Bavarian accent), German oompah bands, mandeln (sweet roasted almonds), and carnival rides. But that doesn’t stop everyone from filling the tents night after night for the full two weeks of Frülingsfest.

After living here for two years, I figured that it was about time I buy a dirndl and fully join my Bavarian (and not so Bavarian) peers. Shopping for one was fun…I loved them all and ended up choosing strictly on price.

I felt incredibly Bavarian in that dirndl…everything from the dancing on tables to the food seemed more traditional when I was dressed properly! I am happy to say that, although this was my last Deggendorfer Frühlingsfest as a student at the FH, I will proudly wear my dirndl to my last Oktoberfest this fall.