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Festzug Part 1 (see part 2) As part of its 1200th birthday this year, Bad Aibling sponsored a parade, with all the local villages, clubs, and groups joining in and portraying the town's history throughout the last twelve centuries. The parade begins.
A falconer.
Threshing the old-fashioned way.
St. George, the town's patron saint, and the dragon.
Merchants.
The Moorbad. Bad Aibling developed as a spa town; the mud from its moors are thought to have curative properties. People today still come from around the country to visit the local health resorts and get a mud bath.
Heralds.
Gardeners.
Germanic soldiers traveled through Bad Aibling in the middle ages on the Via Julia. Kegs of beer still pass through.
Women in nineteenth century formal wear.
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