The strong gusts were actually not the best conditions for a carnival party. But the Wolfratshauser fools defied all odds.
Wolfratshausen - The weather forecast on Sunday morning briefly left urban culture manager Marlene Schretzenmaier in doubt. "If the wind had been strong, we would have canceled the event," she told our newspaper. When the Geretsried culture officer Hans Ketelhut in his role as entertainer "Bayern-Hans" with cheeky ganzln and cover versions of well-known hits opened the carnival fun "Wolfratshausen narrisch" shortly after 1 p.m., the concerns became no less.
Because in the early afternoon two dozen visitors just lost themselves twice in front of the big stage at Marienplatz. "Is it really Shrove Sunday today?" Asked a passerby. But with the loud arrival of the Geretsrieder Urzeln and the Wolfratshauser Stadtkapelle, the scene changed suddenly. Suddenly there was life in the previously quiet old town. "We drive away the evil spirits with bells and whips," one Urzel explained the old custom.
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Then two Geretsrieder juggled with tires on which small wine glasses were placed. Ursula Meyndt from the Transylvanian Saxons handed Mayor Klaus Heilinglechner a plate full of pastries. "I don't pack all of them, I have to pass them on right away," the town hall manager waved him off. He had appeared in his grandfather's black wedding suit. "This is quality that can withstand a lot," Heilinglechner said with a wink.
Günther Eibl had dressed up even more colorfully. The CSU mayor candidate joined a long polonaise in a Mexican poncho and a sombrero on his head. "I like the carnival," he said as an enthusiastic fool. Because on Carnival Sunday at most half of the onlookers were disguised. At first they admired the appearance of the Wolfratshauser Narreninsel, which, with their two pairs of princes Julie I and Max IV as well as Lisa II and Dominik II, put a hot sole on the floor.
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The girls of Crachia Hausham, whose Mardi Gras princess Sophie I showed a lot of skin to the delight of the male fool, were even more revealing afterwards. With choreographies by the carnival societies from Neubeuern, Oberbeuern and from the Mangfall valley, “Wolfratshausen narratively” ended in the early evening.
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The many disguised girls and boys whom Hans Ketelhut had even asked to appear on the stage in large numbers had fun. The chorus of the pilot's song "Today is such a beautiful day" that he chose was a perfect match. Organizer and moderator Peter Steinberger - President of the Upper Bavaria State Association of the German Carnival Association - could only agree with a grin. The Wolfratshauser carnival had just started in time.