Storming of the city hall

Got to see and take part in a very interesting carnival tradition in our local town of Wiesloch yesterday (Mar 5 2011). It was called the Rathauserstürmung or the storming of the local city hall.

 According to tradition the mayor has to hand over the town hall key to the carnival revellers. A more of a symbolic hand over of the keys than a real act.

Yesterday in the old city center of Wiesloch it was nice to see all the people dressed up in their carnival costumes and the mayor Franz Schaidhammer officially handing over the city hall keys.

Everybody was in a jolly good party mood, little bunny also went up and shook hands with the mayor and was beaming with pride after having done that :-) Also bumped into some friends who also live in town and who also decided to start their weekend by partaking in this local tradition.



A nice way to start a lovely weekend indeed!!!

How colorful the nations of the world!

Last Thursday evening (16Sep2010) was the annual Diversity event at work. I always look forward to this event especially because you get to see a glimpse of the world's diverse cultures under one roof. Talk to people whom you work with about customs they grew up with, understand something more about the countries they come from, the traditions and cultures of their land, and also have a chance to sample their food and drink and simply network. It's a great opportunity for little bunny and rabbit to be able to see and hopefully understand how beautiful and colorful the cultures of the world are!

The dancers from Turkey portrayed such intense emotions, though I did not understand a word it was clear that the song was all about the man wooing his woman. The Egyptian belly dancer moved every muscle in her body with rhythmic ease.

The American group from the Heidelberg Roadside theatre put up such an awesome performance. The lady who performed the Mohiniyattam was beautifully graceful. Loved the fusion of Mozart's Symphony with the Bharatanatyam performance.