Maifest celebrations

E805020
German cultural tradition folk festival spring festival

Maifest celebrations are traditional spring festivals of German origin featuring music, dancing, food, and community activities to welcome the arrival of May.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Maifest 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German cultural tradition ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ
spring festival ⓘ
celebrates arrival of May ⓘ
spring ⓘ
etymology derived from German words "Mai" (May) and "Fest" (festival) ⓘ
featuresClothing dirndl ⓘ
lederhosen ⓘ
hasActivity community gathering ⓘ
dancing ⓘ
folk performances ⓘ
music ⓘ
parades ⓘ
hasAudience families ⓘ
local community members ⓘ
hasComponent children’s games ⓘ
family activities ⓘ
outdoor festivities ⓘ
raising of the Maypole ⓘ
traditional costumes ⓘ
hasCulturalContext German culture ⓘ
hasDanceType folk dance ⓘ
hasDrink beer ⓘ
beer from local breweries ⓘ
hasFood pretzels ⓘ
sausages ⓘ
strudel ⓘ
traditional German food ⓘ
hasHistoricalRoot pre-Christian spring rites ⓘ
hasLanguageContext German language ⓘ
hasMusicInstrument accordion ⓘ
brass instruments ⓘ
hasMusicType brass band music ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
hasOrigin Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSeason spring ⓘ
hasSocialFunction preservation of folk traditions ⓘ
strengthening community bonds ⓘ
hasSymbol Maypole ⓘ
hasTheme community ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
nature ⓘ
renewal ⓘ
hasTypicalMonth May ⓘ
practicedIn Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ
German-American communities ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo Maibaum traditions ⓘ
May Day ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amana Colonies → hasCulturalEvent → Maifest celebrations ⓘ
Brenham, Texas → hasFestival → Maifest celebrations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maifest
Leavenworth, Washington → hasFestival → Maifest celebrations ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maifest