Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving - German Style

One thing I love about Germans is they will do it every time if someone comes up with a idea for putting flowers on animals.  These are the same people who put flowers on their cows when they bring them down from the mountain pastures as the flowers show which shepherds did not lose any animals during the season.

Leonhardiritt is a celebration of Saint Leonhard, the Patron Saint of Farm Animals.  Takes place on November 6, usually, and is celebrated with parades and happiness after a good season.

The reading is in German but it won't matter as you won't need to understand the commentary to appreciate what they are doing.


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