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The
Auerdult is a market
that takes place three times annually in Munich's Mariahilfplatz:
the Maidult takes place in May, the Jakobidult in July,
and the Kirchweihdult in late October. It was first held
in the year 1312. These pictures are from the 2002 Kirchweihdult.
You
can buy almost anything at the Auerdult, from clothes to
dishes to antiques. According to the Auerdult website, this
market is the largest dish market in Europe. There certainly
were a lot of dishes! There are also stands selling food,
toys, and most anything
else you can think of.
Along
one row of the market are several tents where different
products are being demonstrated. You can find demonstrations
of kitchen items, tools, laundry supplies, and almost anything
else here. One woman even had a newfangled toilet brush
and a toilet that she was scrubbing right there! There are
also some small fairground rides at the market.
Here
are some pictures I took when I went yesterday:
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This
stand is selling Süsswaren, or sweets. They
have all kinds of candy here. You can also see the famous
Lebkuchen hanging from one of the signs.
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Here
are the colorful Lebkuchen. They are similar to
gingerbread cookies, with messages piped on with colored
icing. They are traditional during festivals. There were
a million of them at Oktoberfest. People wear them on
ribbons around their necks.
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This
ironing board was attracting a lot of attention from passersby.
It didn't look any different than a regular one to me.
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This
pottery is painted in a traditional blue and white pattern
that appears to be very widespread in southern Germany.
I bought a piece of this for a friend at the market in
Freiburg in July. It is very pretty, with white dots on
cobalt blue.
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Some
stands sold more contemporary pottery items. I really liked
these bird plates.
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There
was an entire row of antique stalls!
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These
old record players were pretty expensive.
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At
this stall you could buy new clothes in German styles. What
I liked was the old Lederhosen nailed up along the front
of the roof. They were very well-worn and weatherbeaten.
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There
were several stalls selling toys and balloons.
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This
one had nothing but marbles!
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Tuesday
at Auerdult is Kindertag, so there were lots of children
there that day.
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An
old carousel, very small, for little children. There were
three different carousels at the Auerdult, along with
several other rides for children.
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