英語でおしゃべり　MIFA Chat Salon(守谷市）: 9月 2013

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次回の予定

10月5日トピックFestival ☆ショートスピーチ【シリアについて】by Ms.Shimonaka,

11月2日トピックOlympic ☆ショートスピーチMr.Paray Hilal インド・カシミール出身
この日はランチセッション12:00~14:00あります。

12月7日詳細未定

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2013年9月活動

暑かった夏もやっと終わりをつげ、朝晩も涼しくなってまいりました。
9月は、新しい事を何かやりたいと思う方がおおいのでしょうか、
57名の参加となりました！

沢山の方に指示されて、嬉しいかぎりです。ありがとうございます！！

さて、ドイツのお祭りについて、守谷市国際交流委員ヨークさんが

スピーチをしてくださいました。

German Folk Festivals

General information:

- Most of today’s festivals originally go back to the church consecration festival of the villages, towns and cities (similar to shrine festivals in Japan). They were held on the saint’s day of the specific church. Nowadays in many villages/towns/cities those festivals still take place at the same time, but they are more of a funfair and many people don’t know the origin of the festival anymore.

Oktoberfest/Wiesn:

- with about 6 million visitors every year the biggest and most popular German folk festival and one of the biggest folk festivals in the world

- takes place in Munich = capital of the German State Bavaria

- not rooted in the church consecration festival à first held in 1810, actually a horse race for the occasion of the wedding between crown prince Ludwig von Bayern and princes Therese à big success à It was decided to hold this festival every year.

- In the following years the festival grew. First lotteries, climbing trees and bowling alleys were added to the horse race à in 1818: the first carousel

- 1819: The organization was taken over by the city à Because of its popularity the festival was prolonged and began earlier, in temperature-wise mild September. (Only the last days of Oktoberfest are actually in October.)

- 1880: The city allowed serving beer. à In order to be able to accommodate more people the beer booths were turned into huge beer tents.

- Now the biggest beer tent can accomodate 10.000 people.

- Due to wars, epidemics or economical crisis Oktoberfest has been canceled 24 times.

- After WWII there have only been horse races for the 150. and 200. anniversary.

Kieler Woche – Kiel Week

- Time Magazine (online, 25. June 2012): “There are regattas, and then there's Kieler Woche, or Kiel Week. Every summer, the city of Kiel, on Germany's bracing north coast, plays host to the world's largest sailing event. More than 3 million visitors pour into town to cheer on 5,000 sailors from over 50 countries, taking part in some 400 races on 11 courses. This year's event […] will culminate in an epic flotilla of towering historical and military craft.”

- Kiel is a city at the Baltic Sea with approx. 240.000 inhabitants and it’s the capital of Germany’s most northern State Schleswig-Holstein.

- Kiel Week is actually not a folk festival, but a sports event. à 23. July 1882: 20 yachts started in a sailing regatta.

- The event was very popular. à decision to repeat it annually

- Two years later (1884) à Next to the sailing regatta also other boat races were held and the event got extended to last one week. à always in the last full week in June

- The name “Kieler Woche” came from media reports in 1894.

- From 1889 Kaiser Wilhelm II took part in Kiel week regularly.

- 1914: The start of WWI interrupts Kiel Week. It is not held during both WWs.

- 1936 and 1972: Kiel is the location of the sailing events of the summer Olympics.

- Until 1945: Kiel Week is only a sports event. After WWII, in September 1947: one week folk festival called “Kiel in reconstruction”

- 1948: Kiel week in June and “Kiel in reconstruction” folk festival in September à from 1949: held at the same time (June) turning the mere sports event into a folk festival

- 1950: Germany’s president Theodor Heuss opens the Kieler Woche. Ever since: Germany’s presidents or chancellors have opened the event (Chancellor Merkel: 2006 and 2008).

- In 1979 the Olympic events in Kiel close with a parade of big ships (windjammer parade). It was carried out in the following years as well and is now one of the main events for spectators.

Werder Baumblütenfest – tree blossoms festival in Werder

- the smallest of the 3 folk festivals I introduce

- Werder is a small town of about 23.500 inhabitants south west from Berlin. It’s west of Potsdam and it’s an agricultural town known for it’s fruit products (cherries, apples, strawberries).

- The festival’s main idea is to cherish the beautiful tree blossoms, when there’re in full bloom (like Japanese hanami).

- 18. March 1879: The association of local fruit growers decide to announce the expected date of the full bloom of the fruit trees in Berlin’s newspapers and engage themselves as tour guides, leading visitors to the most beautiful spots. à their aim: boosting their own businesses and the economy of Werder by attracting visitors

- At the orchards one could watch the beautiful blossoms while enjoying local products like cake and especially the local fruit wines.

- In the first year: 2 chartered trains from Berlin only for the Werder Baumblütenfest brought thousands of visitors.

- In the following years: growing visitor numbers (on the main Sunday): 1893 à 10.000 guests, 1897 à 25.000, 1900 à ca. 50.000

- growing popularity à festival got bigger à parade, funfair with carousels, booths and many stages all over the city, laid back blossom watching at the orchards or coach rides through the region also possible

- Under Eastern German government (1949~1990) the festival missed a lot of it’s original charm and character (e.g. prohibition to sell fruit wine), but after the German reunion (1990) the festival got back on track.

- Since 1989 the festival is being opened with a ball, at which the tree blossom queen is crowned She represents the city and its agricultural industry for the coming year at various venues.

- Nowadays approx. 500.000 people visit the festival every year. 1998: 750.000 visitors = record; But It was the maximum the small town could accommodate.

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