Thousands accompanied the parade and celebrated the tapping of the Dachau folk festival.
Immediately the atmosphere in the tent was perfect.
The rides were also well attended.
There has also been little work for the police so far.
Dachau – It was a tailor-made start and even long-standing Dachau folk festival-goers were amazed.
For many years there hasn't been as much going on as this year at the start of the Dachau folk festival!
After two years of the Corona forced break, the event came back stronger than ever.
The number of participants in the parade and the spectators on the side of the road felt twice as high as before the pandemic.
19 groups from the city of Dachau and the surrounding area took part in the folk festival parade, in which the marching city band and the traditional costume association D'Ampertaler symbolized the restart of the mega festival.
"The move was a wonderful experience," said later Mayor Florian Hartmann, who also wore the black Dachau men's costume.
Mayor Florian Hartmann tapped into it in a concentrated and skilful manner
In the marquee, the members of the traditional costume association formed the line of honor for the flag delegations from the other associations and the guests of honour.
The hazelnut sticks on the wooden floor of the marquee knocked on the countdown to tapping.
After two years of cancellation, everything was quite emotional this time.
The Mayor of Dachau tapped into it with two punches and filled jugs until the last celebrity on stage was taken care of.
Above all, Beniamino Maschietto, mayor of the Italian twin town of Fondi, celebrated his first mass with jubilation.
"You can't tap into it with one hit," explained Lord Mayor Hartmann, "you always need a safety hit afterwards.
And I sprayed a little too," he admitted.
After two years without a folk festival, he was by no means out of practice, as he emphasized.
In the past few months of the pandemic, there have always been occasions when he had to stand by his man at the beer keg.
When it came to the move, Hartmann stated “that this time there were an incredible number of people from Dachau”.
District Administrator Stefan Löwl was also able to confirm after other folk festivals, such as in Markt Indersdorf, "that it's so nice again after the two-year break"!
And he was happy for the citizens: "People want to party again and they should do the same!" When the celebrities had left the podium, the marquee was already full and the amusement park was in full swing.
"It can go on like this in the next few days," those responsible agreed.
Hardly any operations for the Dachau police
The Dachau police were just as satisfied as the mayor and district administrator yesterday.
There were comparatively few and harmless operations.
"It was quiet for the first weekend, after two years of the pandemic," said a spokeswoman for the Dachau inspection department when asked.
Speaking of quiet: the city's advice not to play the hit "Layla" at the folk festival was not implemented.
As early as Saturday, the song, which the municipal culture committee considered misogynistic, resounded through the marquee.
"People all went wild," as eyewitnesses described the exuberant atmosphere.
After “Layla” the Spider Murphy Gang also played “Scandal in the Restricted Area”, which is also about prostitution.
However, the culture committee did not put the latter song on the list of unwanted songs.
On the other hand, the program of the evening before the folk festival on Friday offered little potential for conflict in terms of content.
Saso Avsenik and his musicians provided cozy snack music in the good, but not fully occupied marquee.
According to reports, calls for "Layla" were not heard.
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Mayor Florian Hartmann needed two shots to tap the first keg of Augustiner beer.
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The town band on their march to the Thomawiese, accompanied by hundreds of onlookers.
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Already on Friday evening there was a good atmosphere in the marquee.
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