Since 19 Apply Dietfurter century as the "Chinese Bavaria". Next Thursday (3rd 3rd 2011) experienced visitors to the Upper Palatinate city, why that is.
Kiliwau: In the Upper Palatinate Dietfurt rises once a year, some other carnival celebrations. There is an old tradition for the colorful celebration in Chinese hands. Photo: obx-news '
Dietfurt (obx - press releases) - Once a year reign in the Upper Palatinate Dietfurt the Chinese: From City Hall to chair the garbage disposal, from restaurants to supermarkets - everything is set in Chinese hands. Every last Thursday of the carnival season, the city "Bavaria China Town" is. Dietfurt citizens, whether large or small hatch in Chinese costume, the Chinese put braids in her hair and the drug store with the yellow skin make-up is booming. A curiosity in Bavaria - the Chinese Carnival in Dietfurt. Thousands of visitors from all over Germany will again this year on 3 March, the Chinese invasion in the Bavarian heartland not miss out.
An anecdote tells the origin of the mad bustle, which brought the Dietfurt the title of "Bayerische Chinese." According to some point in the history of the city tax collector of the bishop have traveled to the town to collect higher taxes. The news came from the visit but before the tax collector in the city. Citizens barricaded the gates and the envoy of the Bishop had to pull off without money. He then told his bishop: the hide behind their wall like the Chinese.
"Whether it's true, nobody knows," said Anton Huber stream from the tourist office, which also manages the flow of Chinese-carnival. Guarantees is a calendar of 1860 and a research paper from 1869, where, even then the Dietfurter called Chinese and a Chinese neighborhood are talking about. "The foundation was for the carnival tradition but out until 1928, when the town band appeared first time in China-clothes, "says Bachhuber.
Quick's reputation has drawn from the Chinese-carnival-wide circles across Bavaria and throughout Germany. "Diplomatic delegations" of carnival strongholds from the whole country will participate in the proclamation of the Emperor Ko-Di-Houang and then accompanied by the many-voiced "Kiliwau" in the streets celebrating.
begin the journey together into the distant Dietfurter China at the "madman Thursday" very early on: From 2 clock in the morning announced the resounding wake-up call of a 30-strong crowd on their train crossing and across town the beginning of the "Chinese National Day" in the Upper Palatinate town. "There's raises each of the bed," says organizer Anton Bachhuber.
expect about 15,000 people, the organizers if fever from 13 clock on the stage directly in the town square actors and visitors to the height of counter, the legendary Chinese masque, which this year on time at 13.61 Clock (that is 14.01 clock) 50 groups and many Chinese incarnate for a short time, "Chinatown" in the heart of Bavaria to life.
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