Philoxenia ArtExhibition - OSTERBRUNNEN

[PHILOXENIA Admin]

Osterbrunnen -The Franconian Switzerland

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This would encourage me to bring in more unique Exhibitions. The traditional customs of the Osterbrunnen designs in the Franconian Switzerland attract each year many tourists, families with children and big parties are organized in sout Germany.

The wells are decorated a couple of day before easter, traditionally at the Ostersamstag of voluntary helpers in the single villages. The blowing out, painting and processing of the eggs begins many months before. One of the best known and largest Osterbrunnen is however the decorated village pond in Bieberbach that came with more than 10,000 handmaden wobblings into the Guinnes-book of the records.

The origin of this tradition cannot be determined exactly but the area in which it began can be narrowed down to the central region of the Fränkische Schweiz.

The main reason for decorating the wells and springs lies primarily in the significance of water as the life-giving element for the arid plateaux of the Fränkische Alb (Franconian Alps). Before the advent of the central water supply system which we take for granted today, various wells and collecting tanks were constructed to counter the aridity as, for geological reasons, there were hardly any natural collection points for water in the Franconian mountains. Generally it was the women who then drew the drinking water from these sources and hauled it laboriously to their dwellings. Naturally these sources were kept clean and well-tended and in some places the inhabitants erected a so-called well house over the well.

Georgios

[PHILOXENIA Admin]

Dear friends

Thank you for joining this nice Exhibition. A unique way for Gremnans and Central Europeans to celebrate vernal equinox and Easter.
Tradition goes back to pagan age. It is a rebirth event. I will select more information and update the topic.

Happy week end
Georgios

[Sarah Pritchard]

Hello Georgios,

I remember how beautiful I found these arrangements last year. Lovely to see them again.

The information is interesting too.

Angel cuddles,
Sarah

[Teref Sen Khnum]

Beaautiful arrangements. Can we order these?

[Beth Schmillen]

That is absolutely extraordinary that the whole town/region decorates with so many beautifully decorated eggs! I love decorating eggs. One christmas when I was married, a new mother and on a budget, I decorated eggs for the tree in all the colors of christmas. I still have several of them but I don't think they were as perfect as what I just saw! *smiles*

[Dimitra Bravou]

Hello Georgios,

Just beautiful. Thank you.




Dimitra

[Lydia]

Thank You, Georgios!

Very beautiful nice Eggs Exibition!

 

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Greetings from Russia, Lydia

[PHILOXENIA Admin]

Thank you Dean and Gladys
I made this SlideShow last year this time.

I will try to find new pictures from this year too.

Happy Week End
Georgios