It was our first morning in the Tyrolean village of Alpbach and we soon realised that something was amiss when all the shops were closed and not even a loaf could be bought. A bit annoying as we were in self catering accommodation with not a drop of milk nor a crumb to chew on.
There was suitable recompense as we soon discovered. It wasn’t even 10 am and the local inn was heaving with lederhosen clad men drinking beer. The throats were being lubricated ready for the blowing of horns and the beating of drums. We had woken up on the morning of a public holiday, a religious festival.
It was great to see the locals donning their traditional finest and not for some publicity stunt but the coming together of a community, old young and everything in between were represented.
Lederhosen
What was particularly nice was that this was not contrived for the tourist, the season had yet to begin and here were families, neighbours all getting together in their traditional attire. It was a privilege to just be present, sitting on the steps of the church.
I hope you all enjoyed this quick journey into a traditional Tyrolean village.
Meticulous Mick 
Your photos would make great paintings. 😉
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Thank you Heather, I take that as a compliment. It happens that other bloggers have requested to use my images as the base for a painting. https://jotsfromasmallapt.wordpress.com/2017/03/03/cher-you-there/ is one such example. Please ask if you would like to do likewise. Thanks again, John / MM🍀
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OH thank you. There are three in “TRADITION” that I would love to paint. If I get a chance to do that I will certainly ask first. 🙂 That is so great ❤ thank you
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Please proceed but just provide a link to the original post should you decide to proceed and notify myself so I can also draw attention to your post. Best wishes, John
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Hi John, I sure will share the link, thank you for that. I have some projects on the go but it’s in the queue 🙂
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Wonderful pics of the festivities!
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Thanks, it’s great to see…🍀
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Thanks MM .. wonderful images 😊
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Wonderful reportage and images, Mick.
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Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it. It was nice to see such a celebration as the community all came together. Enjoy your week. MM 🍀
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These pics remind me very much of Black Forest culture, in southwestern Germany, where I was born. People really do enjoy their festivals, putting on the special clothes, playing music for the occasion, drinking wine and beer (sometimes it gets passed around for free at certain festivals), socializing with neighbors and community members. They could care less whether or not there are tourists around, they are totally into it.
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Not surprising in so many ways as we were just across the border near Innsbruck. It really did come across that they enjoyed putting on their traditional attire and were proud to do so. It was so good to see. Totally unaware that you hailed from those parts Beauty. MM 🍀
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Lovely to see traditions being kept and celebrated. But Oh! the two young children – that is an image that speaks volumes. Glorious.
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Thank you Lee, it was all so casual and yet formal at the same time. It was wonderful, glad you enjoyed the evidence…
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How lucky you were to see this!
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When we went to Kitzbuhel we were treated to the same pomp and tradition, it was great to see and that all ages were involved.
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