Landshut Wedding
landshut wedding german landshuter hochzeit one largest historical pageant europe countless visitor world taken part spectator landshuter hochzeit pageant held city landshut bavaria germany participant medieval costume bring festival life recreate late middle age commemorates wedding hedwig jagiellon daughter king poland george son duke bavaria landshut original medieval wedding reenacted every four year everyone get carried away medieval jousting pageantry feasting wedding procession short period summer festival held memory wedding george bavaria son bavarian duke hedwig jagiellon daughter king casimir iv jagiellon poland wedding negotiated kraków legation marriage important seen strong alliance ottoman turk time royal marriage entered love political motivation took bride two month travel landshut received prince bishop bridal pair married st martin church service officiated salzburg archbishop bernhard von rohr afterwards bridal procession proceeded old town town hall ten thousand people said attended affair provided food drink young duke father livestock eaten original festival bullock sheep lamb calf chicken historic event notable detailed record yield complete chronicle wedding day allows reenactment touch realism exact recording explained historical context fall constantinople led longer period growth ottoman empire marriage polish princess george rich profitable polish king guilder bride wealth received would worth million euro modern currency original motivation festival date back foundation german reich furthered german national pride year landshut town hall renovated year celebration room town hall given painting depicting landshut wedding room used dance hall festivity time image idea arose among citizen recreate event finally restaurant owner georg trippel factory owner joseph linnbrunner founded society die förderer first landshut wedding recreation took place one year creation society largely took form public play performed citizen taking role landshut wedding play subsequently presented annually paused world war paused world war ii time number actor involved increased landshut wedding became triennial event since landshut wedding taken place every four year number member die förderer society rose year renewed interest medieval history made event major success term tourism today inhabitant landshut welcome visitor three week festivity visitor watching bridal procession sponsor able collect money range million euro allow event take place however real hero landshuter hochzeit local citizen act variously bishop aristocrat bride bridegroom without people festival could take place actor chosen commission die förderer every person want become member association want take part big event live near landshut however actor delve medieval time customary among landshut male let hair grow longer month event match medieval fashion better every citizen landshut dress medieval garment festival day even wrist watch frowned upon city’s decoration retrofitted great extent course mean city becomes pedestrianonly zone visitor approaching car informed km perimeter around town due great pain festival organiser local participant take ensuring authenticity historical clothing personal item weapon armour visitor permitted wear medievalthemed outfit invited join celebration dressed contemporary civvies along growing fascination middle age late th century landshut wedding become wellknown medieval festival great impact region’s economics well cultural tradition aspect living history next procession scheduled time sunday afternoon place dreifaltigkeitsplatz altstadt postplatz bischofsailerplatz neustadt way back turnierplatz around two thousand landshut people take part wedding procession guest nobleman citizen servant poor people move city church st martin archbishop salzburg celebrated marriage ceremony procession end turnierplatz tournament place time sunday afternoonevening wedding march place turnierplatz place challenge wedding march lead field challenge wiesmahd bride immediately greeted groom young nobleman fight exciting challenge prize honor given bride noble guest take place great table time friday saturday sunday evening place quarter place challenge different group create quarter near turnierplatz wedding guest end day music good food time evening sunday morning place rathausprunksaal townhall visitor witness preparation wedding imagined group actor author leopold ahlsen’s comedy describes bride difficult trip kraków landshut death plague constant companion march poland germany time evening place festival performance town hall festival evening groom bride meet noble guest dancing different group perform dance example exotic dance moor time saturday evening place place challenge day wedding thousand guest reached landshut long trip pas time wedding day quarter bar entertained game show different artist like tumbler fireeaters time saturday sunday morning place residenz landshuter hofkapelle band offer th century music used played bar especially noble festival time saturday evening place church st jodok choir called ad libitum perform concert focus work famous composer like pierre de la rue guillaume dufay josquin de prez one significant composer middle age europe performance st jodok also comprises short instrumental piece time wednesday thursday friday evening place residenz residence musician dancer landshut invited atmospheric evening courtyard residenz depict history mr asinus farmer became nobleman time thursday friday evening place salzstadel proprietor tavern offer different thing eat good wine beer comedian called joculatores celebrate evening full voluptuousness put life party time saturday evening sunday morning place old town altstadt weekend group liven old part town music dancing former time comedian try support atmosphere coarse joke picture marriage german