As of: February 12, 2024, 7:00 a.m
By: Lea Warmedinger
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The Erdinger carnival prince couple with Princess Amelie I. and Prince Alexander I had fun even in the rainy weather with their Prince's Waltz on the stage at Schrannenplatz.
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As gray and rainy as Carnival Sunday was, it was just as colorful yesterday afternoon in Erding's city center, where the traditional Narrenschranne took place.
Erding – The Narrhalla defied the weather and showed its extensive program on the stage in front of the seasonally decorated Frauenkircherl.
The carnival enthusiasts weren't deterred either, and so almost 500 spectators came to Schrannenplatz, dressed as storks, Darth Vader, aliens or pirates, and mostly equipped with an umbrella.
“We would have wished for better weather,” said Narrhalla President Detlef Felixberger after the Narrhalla with their fools and guards, the court and the prince couple in his carriage, which the young elves pulled, had moved across the Lange Zeile.
But Felixberger was happy to still be able to welcome so many spectators.
The almost 30 dancers of the Narrhalla Prince's Guard shone with their precision.
© Christian Riedel
The royal couple with Prince Alexander I, noble knight of the Kronthaler Weiher and Princess Amelie I of the Prinzengarde kicked off with the Prince's Waltz, which this time was a little less lively due to the risk of slipping on the rain-soaked stage.
In their speech, the two of them took a strong stance: the princess described her prince, who was involved in the water rescue service, as “Hasselhoff for the poor” and also criticized the “old-fashioned huts” at the Christmas market.
“It’s as if the 60s were better than Bavaria,” mocked the prince about Erdinger’s nightlife compared to Dorfen’s.
The frog, the crocodile and the carp at the Punch and Judy show didn't want a party mile at the Kronthaler Weiher.
© Christian Riedel
The monarchs then presented their big plans for the ducal city in the Punch and Judy show: the princess wanted a shopping mall on the site of the former Mayr-Wirt, and the prince wanted to turn the Kronthaler Weiher into a party mile.
To prevent this, the pond residents, the crocodile, the frog and the carp, came together.
There was also a lot of dancing on offer.
For the first time, a man danced a solo at the Narrenschranne: dance major Christoph Frank thrilled the audience with his perfect acrobatics.
The audience also rewarded the precision of the almost 30-strong Prinzengarde, for whom the stage was enlarged this year, with much applause.
The starlets, aged five to eight, were the youngest dancers on stage.
The Teenie Guard also performed as did the Young Stars show group on the theme of Aladin.