For the month of May this 'Maibaum' stood on the main street of our village. May 1 (Maifeiertag/May Day) is a national holiday here, similar to Labor Day in the USA, and Dan and the kids had the day off.
I heard that neighboring villages try to steal each other's poles on the eve of May1, and that people will stand guard under it. I had been hoping to come across a festival or something, but I never heard of any, which was disappointing.
Discovering new traditions is one of the many reasons for becoming an expat, and discovering a massive tree on main street definitely brightened my May Day!
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