Maibaum
For almost 30 years the club "de fedelen Nabers" ("the enterprising neighbours") has adorned a maypole.The setting up of the maypole is a tradition going back to the 16th century. People of the village work together to select and cut down the tree, to transport and to decorate it. After preparing the maypole it is important to guard it because, traditionally, young men from surrounding villages may attempt to steal it. To prevent this, the inhabitants and predominantly young men, stay awake the whole night. Young men from surrounding villages also stay awake the entire night looking for their chance to steal the pole. If, by chance, they should be successful in absconding with the pole, the pole is returned after negotiations take place over barrels of beer and food. To avoid this problem with people who like to steal the tree, we set up the adorned maypole only in the early morning of May 1st.
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