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Festzug
July 18, 2004

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.

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The parade begins.

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A falconer.

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Threshing the old-fashioned way.

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St. George, the town's patron saint, and the dragon.

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Merchants.

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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.

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Heralds.

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Gardeners.

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Germanic soldiers traveled through Bad Aibling in the middle ages on the Via Julia. Kegs of beer still pass through.

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 Women in nineteenth century formal wear.