I have no idea what's going on here, but I wish we had one in the US

[Baitball Blogger]

[Phoenix61]

1. I agree!

https://steemit.com/witches/@marionbowes/time-for-clarification-wolfshager-hexenbrut

[efhmc]

22. Says page does not exist.

[Saoirse9]

24. German dance troupe Wolfshaeger Hexenbrut

https://wolfshaeger-hexenbrut.de/

They do festivals etc. In Germany.

Their most famous video is the one posted in the OP.

Weird ladies but their dance is famous in Germany apparently.

[efhmc]

25. Wanted to send it to my not very tech savy Germany friend.

What link should I use? If is too difficult it will not work for her.

[Saoirse9]

27. If you want to just send video use this

[efhmc]

28. Thanks. I will be interested in what she has to say about it.

[Saoirse9]

29. Me too! Keep me posted.

Video strange, song even stranger. I can't stop watching it.

[marble falls]

2. So you haven't been to a Juggalo event?

[Botany]

3. Another meet up of DU's women?

n/t

[MLAA]

10. Yes!

[mopinko]

12. we'll let the guys play the drums.

no stirring the cauldron, tho. and no spells.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

4. I've never seen it before, and I'm scared!

I'm buying a gun!

!!!!

[dhol82]

5. They are celebrating Walpurgis.

[mopinko]

6. i'm in. let's make it happen.

i do believe i could actually do that dance. and now that my kids are grown and gone i rarely have a chance to indulge in costumery.
tho i did have fun this halloween, and picked up a very witchy black dress.

start a petition maybe.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. I really liked those costumes!

Well, I assume they're costumes, right?

[mopinko]

11. well, i assume they are at least

their sunday best.

i loved halloween when my kids were little. esp when they were very little and had no opinion on the whole, strange idea. loved it when i was a kid, too. a lot of years i had 2 costumes, cuz there were rules about what you could wear in catholic school. we were poor. there was no such thing as a store bought costume in my house. if you had to have a mask, you needed to earn some money.

but when they were little, it was one of 2 times a year i got to use my spend art school education. the other was xmas cookies.
i had 5 kids, so i did get some use out of it, tho not for the 1st one. mine was easy- pretty much always a clown.
but i have recently learned how many witches are in my family tree, so yeah, i can do this.

[MLAA]

8. I'll join you! Looked like a lot of fun.

[MLAA]

9. Sign me up. Loved the song and the dance.

[Habibi]

13. The song is Schttel deinen Speck

which translates to "Shake your Bacon."

These ladies are awesome.

[appleannie1]

14. That is a German Tradition

Before COVID it was one of the celebrations in Station Square in Pittsburgh.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Love it!

[appleannie1]

20. It is usually celebrated the end of April in places with large German neighborhoods.

You will find it listed here

APRIL

No festivals this weekend.

4/16* – Da Best Fest – Chicago – CANCELED
4/16-4/17* – Mount Prospect Irish Fest – Mount Prospect – CANCELED
4/16-4/18 – Spring Festival: an Arts and Crafts Affair – Villa Park
4/17 – Chicago’s Best WingFest – Chicago
4/17-4/18* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival I – Spring Grove

4/19-4/25* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival II – Spring Grove
4/24* – Flyer Fest Spring Carnival – Litchfield – CANCELED
4/24 – Pretzel Fest – Freeport
4/24 – Oak Street Art Fair – Murphysboro
4/24* – Smells Like a Beer Fest – Elk Grove Village – CANCELED
4/24 – Long Grove’s Craft Beer Festival – Long Grove
4/24-4/25* – Elsah Spring Festival – Elsah – CANCELED
4/24-4/25 – Spring Festival at Vahling Vineyards – Stewardson
4/25 – Mushroom Festival at Pere Marquette – Grafton

4/26-5/2* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival III – Spring Grove
4/29-5/2* – Cinco de May Fest – Cicero – CANCELED
4/30 – Walpurgisnacht! – Palatine
4/30-5/1* – Effingham Artisan Fair – Effingham – MOVED TO 7/23-7/24

APRIL

No festivals this weekend.

4/16* – Da Best Fest – Chicago – CANCELED
4/16-4/17* – Mount Prospect Irish Fest – Mount Prospect – CANCELED
4/16-4/18 – Spring Festival: an Arts and Crafts Affair – Villa Park
4/17 – Chicago’s Best WingFest – Chicago
4/17-4/18* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival I – Spring Grove

4/19-4/25* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival II – Spring Grove
4/24* – Flyer Fest Spring Carnival – Litchfield – CANCELED
4/24 – Pretzel Fest – Freeport
4/24 – Oak Street Art Fair – Murphysboro
4/24* – Smells Like a Beer Fest – Elk Grove Village – CANCELED
4/24 – Long Grove’s Craft Beer Festival – Long Grove
4/24-4/25* – Elsah Spring Festival – Elsah – CANCELED
4/24-4/25 – Spring Festival at Vahling Vineyards – Stewardson
4/25 – Mushroom Festival at Pere Marquette – Grafton

4/26-5/2* – Richardson Farm Tulip Festival III – Spring Grove
4/29-5/2* – Cinco de May Fest – Cicero – CANCELED
4/30 – Walpurgisnacht! – Palatine
4/30-5/1* – Effingham Artisan Fair – Effingham – MOVED TO 7/23-7/24

https://ohiofestivals.net/illinois-festivals/

[world wide wally]

15. Witchstock

[Baitball Blogger]

17. LOL!

[TomWilm]

16. Where I go for stuff like this ....

... there is normally full participation, no onlookers and those dresses are for everyday use . I miss it so, and do not really believe we can do a full camp this summer either......

[CousinIT]

18. I adore that video and that celebration. Love watching it. n/t

[CousinIT]

23. The Witch Dance - by the Wolf Hunter's Coven

https://www.amandalinettemeder.com/blog/witch-dance-the-wolfshger-hexenbrut-peter-fox-and-the-new-dance-craze

Every year, women and men get together to celebrate the seasons, host gatherings, dance, and have a good time.

But at the end of April, the women of Wolfshäger Hexenbrut (in English: The Wolf Hunter's Coven), located in Wolfshagen im Harz, Germany, do something a little different.

They get together to celebrate Walpurgis, a holiday celebrating fertility, celebrations including lots of dancing, foods, and drinking, which usually occurs every year on April 30th.

However, in 2016, their celebrations included a choreographed dance to Schüttel deinen Speck, in English: Shake Your Bacon, by German Reggae-Pop artist, Peter Fox, in 2008.

The dance went viral once posted to YouTube -

See their dance video here:

LOTS more videos depicting how popular this celebration and dance routine have become - including in the US at Halloween - at the link.

I've seen it as an overnight thing, along with celebrating 'May Day' on May 1st and the beginning of spring with young pretty nymphs dancing round the May Pole.

[Baitball Blogger]

26. thank you!

[KS Toronado]

21. So many Wicked Witches in one place........

So little water handy