There are only six meters of what was once a blue and white splendor stick on the meadow in front of the Oberdinger community center.
The annual, necessary inspection of the maypole inspector had bitter consequences for the 30 meter high object.
It had to be turned over and then dismantled.
Oberding - "The inspector had discovered rotten spots almost two weeks ago, so we had to act," explained Christian Kaiser, maypole representative of the Oberdinger local association.
“The stability was no longer guaranteed.
There was a place where you could stick the screwdriver in like butter while testing.
In extreme winds it could have been dangerous, so we had to act quickly. "
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Chainsaw in use: The tree was cut up by Georg Orthuber, Konrad Schmid and Sepp Huber (from left).
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Said and done. On the day before May 1st, a small group gathered in the village square on Hofmarkstrasse. “Usually the killing is always associated with a party and lots of helpers. Due to Corona, we had to do without it this year and do it with as few people as possible, ”said the 45-year-old Maypole boss. While maintaining the clearances, the tree was put down with the help of a crane to secure it, then seven helpers from the village professionally sawed up and distributed as required. “The pieces are used to make benches, garden tables or saucers for flowers,” says Kaiser.
Normally, the reallocation in the village of Oberding would not have been planned until 2022. The last time a maypole was cut in 2018 and the following year a new one with a large local festival was lifted up again. Now only a six-meter stump, which was erected again as a symbol for the maypole tradition, reminds of it until further notice. Because the date for the next line-up remains open, as Kaiser explains: “First, the villages of Niederding, Aufkirchen and Schwaig, whose dates fell into the water last year and this year due to corona, have to follow suit and set up new trees. Only then is it our turn again. We don't yet know which year exactly. "
