The Plieninger Burschenverein has snatched the Poingen 40-meter tree under the nail.
But he'll be back soon.
Poing / Pliening
- There was a lot going on last Saturday evening in the Maypole guard hut in Poing.
It is difficult to say whether that was due to "Gin Day" or the good weather.
In any case, the parlor was completely full from 9 p.m.
Guests who were too late had to turn around at the entrance because of the hygiene measures.
And when the boys woke up the next day, the gin bottles were empty, their heads heavy - and the maypole was gone.
Because this was in the power of the Plieninger boys since Sunday.
On Saturday night there were still some boys from Poingen to watch out, but they slept more in the car and parlor than actively on watch: “At some point the guard is tired too,” says the board of directors of the Poinger boys' club, Sebastian Hermann.
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The Plieninger tried it on Thursday night, but was caught by the Poingers.
This time their scouts had found a better time: "Nine o'clock in the morning is not the normal stealing time, but rather at night," explains Finauer.
Other clubs would have tried it several times before.
“There have always been some there to spy on,” says board member Hermann.
But so far the Poingers have literally got their hands on it at the decisive moment.
Because the Poingers also know their way around stealing the maypole: They successfully stole the Neufarner maypole about five weeks ago.
But not from the wax shop in Neufarn, but from the Anzinger maypole thieves who had just snatched him under the nail.
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On Sunday morning around 20 Plieninger pushed the fence of the Poingen wax barn aside. There they tried unsuccessfully, first by hand, then with an excavator, says Plieningen board member Louis Burghart. "While we were already on the way, they were excited to see that it was us," he remembers. “It's nice when something changes again, regardless of whether it's April or September,” he says and grins.
The Plieninger Burschenverein had finally invited the people from Poingen to a barbecue and negotiation on Monday evening. The result: "We agreed to keep the outside world confidential," explains Finauer. One thing is certain, however, that the maypole can return to Poing next Saturday. Accompanied by the Gelting band, the return to the Poinger Stüberl begins at 4 p.m. "Then we will install it even better, so that it will be even more difficult to steal it," says Finauer. The club will do its best, he promises. And adds mischievously: "But yes, theoretically it can still be stolen again."
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