Erntedankfest (Thanksgiving Day) in Germany is celebrated on the first Sunday in October,
The village of Sennfeld (near Schweinfurt) has its own tradition of celebrating this special day with a parade, dancing, eating, and drinking.
Minimum age is three for enrolling in the public dance performance
Thanksgiving - traditional dances
Dancing around the tree - fertility symbol
Traditions of songs and dance
Another dance, another outfit
My three-year-old grandniece will join the junior dancers next year.
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
– William Somerset Maugham –
