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Many of the colorful wreathlike headgear include a small mirror to ward off evil spirits.
Viehscheid kranzkuh. The best cow the kranzkuh sports a special headdress complete with what looked like a bike mirror to deflect evil spirits. The latter describes what happens at. Es handelt sich bei der gunzesrieder viehscheid um den größten alpabtrieb der oberallgäuer region. 14 09 2018 fotografien vom allgäuer viehscheid wie allgäuer brauchtum online entdecken. After spending approximately 100 days in the flower rich sweet grasses of the almen or alpine meadows. The traditional festival is called viehscheid in southern germany and has other names in the alpine regions. The best cows each referred to as a kranzkuh i e.
Almabtrieb or viehscheid simply mean cattle drive. The event called alpaufzug is celebrated in each village with a procession through the village into the high pastures. Crown ed cow after the ornamental headwear with which it is adorned from each herd again lead the procession. Crown ed cow after the ornamental headwear with which it is adorned from each herd again lead the procession. The coming down of the cows is known in german speaking areas as the almabtrieb austria or alpabzug switzerland and sometimes also as viehscheid bavaria. Mann in tracht mit kranzkuh. Once the main procession has happened they are then taken to an area where they are separated and handed back to their owners viehschied literally means separating the cows.
If misfortune has befallen a group of cows during the summer such as a death or injury that owner is not. Bilder vom almabtrieb als wandbild bestellen. Bestellen sie jetzt den bub mit kranzkuh i als hochwertiges wandbild. The more literal translations are almabtrieb coming down from the alpine pastures and viehscheid separation of the cattle. The cows are decorated with floral wreaths woven through the horns and the best milk producing cow in the village leads the procession wearing the largest bell. The traditional festival is called viehscheid in southern germany and has other names in the alpine regions.