Sankt Georgen am Kreischberg

The so-called "Faschingsrennen" race takes place in the two-year cycle on Rosenmontag, which in many places of the district is part of the custom. There are several groups in the entire municipality. At the dawn of the morning, the train, accompanied by drummers, breaks open. At the top is the "Wegauskehrer", which is to symbolize the railway. Only the strongest men can take this role, because everyone can get in his way. If the player is defeated in battle, the carnival race is over. Then there are different characters, such as the "hay rattling" (hen's rifle) in the spring gallows, which steals and sells chickens and eggs on the farms. The "Schellfaschinge" wear short leather pants with white long underpants underneath, a white shirt and a wreath (bell) around the waist and a colorful pointed cap on the head. They run in front of each house a "Kranzl" (in a circle). They, the so-called "fair", are followed by the group of "Vetteln", that is, figures offering or begging their services for money: physician, scissors grinder, cheap Jakob (peddler), Rosshändler with horse, bridal couple, unmarried mother with child and beggars.

After a long and strenuous day, there is the meeting of the groups in the village. Evenings are celebrated at the "Schinderhochzeit" (masked ball).

The implementing organizations are the volunteer fire brigade and the music association of the town, which also benefits the revenues. The carnival race counts for Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO.

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