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Drachenstich (Spearing the Dragon)

Mid-August

This annual event centers around the performance of an open-air play, Drachenstich, in Fürth, Germany, in the Bavarian Forest. The climax of the play is a battle between a knight on horseback and a huge (about 50 feet long and 10 feet tall), fire-spewing dragon. The knight, of course, wins—by thrusting his spear into the dragon's throat, thereby piercing a pig's bladder filled with ox blood. Besides the dragon-sticking, the celebrations include various merrymaking events and a street procession. The play has been performed for about 500 years and is thought to be the oldest folk play in Germany.

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Drachenstich-Festspiele
Schlossplatz 1
Furth im Wald, D-93437 Germany
49-99-735-09-70; fax: 49-99-735-09-85
www.drachenstich.de

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Drachenstich (redirected from Spearing the Dragon)

Drachenstich
(redirected from Spearing the Dragon)