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In between, the ton hangs, with colorful bands and some boys - girls - sing (of course only the best singers), leaves threaded up to the post shaft. The riders stand as far as possible with small music accompaniment (violins, flutes, puffinstru- in row and link at about 200 meters distance. Everyone has a mente) the following songs: Sticks in his hand; it is now necessary to move between the posts and the ton a rough slug. Whoever beats the ground hercus, the word and melody of Neißhardt von Rechtental, is the ground king, the one who beats out the rods is the rod king, and whoever skins down the last remainder, 6 is finally tons king. He is crowned and rides at the head of all the fighters, riding him side by side the King of the Grounds and Rods. In the village krug all the people find themselves together to a funny feast MNai-enzeit bannetLeis,Gößlichfeit is spread over the field and waidundgreen and to play and dance. QufdemRainBlümelein groß undflein neuerschein,weiße, ro - te, gel-Defamt Den In Westphalia, the man-high Easter bikes are rolled by the Berger, as elsewhere in the Julzeit or in the Badischen for a carnival. A 5 6 large pole is pushed through the middle hole of the crossbeam, then the four-spoken wheels with straw tufts are carefully pushed Au - en Ringsin Grassin chnelse ufge ungen. Sunnal was stuffed. Already at noon, the strictly held "dechen" wheels and straw were brought solemnly to the Osterberg and guarded there. But if now on Sunday evening the flau- en. Wood shock is infected below the mountain and the orest flames blow up, when the wooden doll is burned and the first bulldozer E sound, then the orest wheel is ignited by a spark struck out of steel and stone and rolls down with massive turns, leaving cine spraying fiery track behind. Mannic forged. Sang kills it Hallewafplch beffer warter nie fe - fun — genl Just like this, wheel on Red goes under the Mus'k of the Osterberg Chorale slowly, then more and more quickly to valley. Six wheels are let down one after the other; when I. P. A. Schuk sio are all well driven and arrived, the farmer can look forward to a good harvest year. e * Mill-fom-mn lie-ber fhö-ner Mai der uns-re Flur ver- The (the) home evening leader speaks: With the May and Pentecost customs, which the former today again to more important, and of which you certainly know some, e.g. the corninging, games and dances under the Maikrone or around the Mcibaum, with all these customs, we lead already through the young round Laub flowers new volen Knofpen Srin. to the midsummer time, the time of the richest life force, but also the time, since the closeness of the fulfillment reminds us of the transience [40(). Before, however, we go further into this summer time in our reflections, let us remember that Der (the) Heimabendleiter(in) speaks: the spring time because of its precisely in the German habitat in the The Blossom follows the fruit, and the fruit in its full maturity on nature is so infinitely finely graded, tender, slow transition of the threshold to death, although it already carries new life in itself from the very first spring cream to the fullest blossoms. And so this fruit season, the high season of the year, in our always in particular the people very receptive to such moods is linked with many mystical ideas, from which the German soul led to the most glorious lyrical creations. old, down-to-earth customs developed. It would therefore be impossible to deal with this period of the German customs without having to look through some of the most beautiful old ones of us boys year after year at the sunburn, the spring and May songs the atmospheric background and also think of the myth of Balder, the good that makes peace. the Gods and men will, a peace of honor, power, and 738 739