'Liquid bread' as the Bavarians often lovingly refer to it, the typically German beverage was - apart from the more commonly drunk wine - consumed in the Berchtesgadener Land as early as 1510. As can be expected, the provosts had secured complete control over the import of alcoholic beverages and regulated their sale when the first brewery opened in Berchtesgaden presumably by the early 1600s.
traditional wear
At regular intervals throughout the summer months, nearly each community hosts a fest for some special occasion: from the 50th anniversary of a local volunteer firemen's association to a public fund-raiser in aid of some good cause, there's always a good reason to for the locals to dress in traditional wear and get together over a Mass (1 liter mug of beer).
The principle beer fest events are:
During Whitsun (Pentecost) for about 1 week and end of September for about 10 days.
When you arrive in the Berchtesgadener Land the
tourist information nearest you would be happy to provide you with a current
calendar of events.
Calendar of regular events:
- January 6th: children, dressed as the three kings, sing from door to door
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- February: Fasching (carnival time). Partying, masked parade, masked skiing
- Palm Sunday: blessing of the 'palm bushes' seen in fields, cemetery and homes for several weeks
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- May 1st: raising the maypole
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- May: Spring Volksfest. A large beer tent is set up opposite the train station, live music daily
- Whitmonday (Pentecost Monday): salt miners' parade
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- A weekend in May / June: Obersalzberg - Rossfeld old-timer car rally
- June 24th (St. John's Day): lighting of bonfires on mountaintops
- June 26th: annual church service at St. John and Paul's chapel near St. Bartholomew
- Beginning of July: Schellenberger Dult, a traditional country fair in Markt Schellenberg
- 2nd Sunday in July: Berchtesgaden folklore club and Christmas shooters day
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- Last weekend in July: celebration and procession at Ettenberg church
- First weekend in August (depending on weather): big celebration with fireworks at Königssee
- Last Saturday in August: pilgrimage and celebration of Bartholomew on Lake Königssee
- Mid-Sept to mid-Oct: Almabtrieb, colorfully decorated cows returning
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Almabtrieb - End of September: Autumn Volksfest. A large beer tent with live music opposite train station
- 1st Sunday of Advent: Buttnmandl appearance in Loipl
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- 1st Advent Sunday until Christmas Eve: Christkindlmarkt, Christmas market on weekends, located on Schlossplatz, Markt Berchtesgaden
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- 2nd Sunday of Advent: Buttnmandl appearance in Winkl
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- 3rd Advent Thursdays at dusk: Klöckl singing (children, dressed as shepherds go door-to-door)
- December 5th & 6th: Buttnmandl appearance in Markt Berchtesgaden and other townships
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- December 17 - 24th: Christmas shooters heard daily at 15:00
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- Christmas Eve: Buttnmandl appearance in Maria Gern
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- Christmas Eve: Christmas shooting between 23:30 and midnight
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- New Year's Eve: Shooting between 23:30 and midnight
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