I found old photos in my albums taken during the faschingszug (carnival parade) in Breitenbrunn in Bavaria. It was almost four years ago and I can still remember the fun I had while watching the carnival celebration there.

Fasching also called as Karneval, Fashnacht, Fastnet and many other terms being called by Germans, is known as carnival in English. It is already a part of German customs and traditions dating back in the 19th century.

If you are visiting Germany during this season, be sure to watch one. Small towns and villages are sometimes organizing carnival parades and Faschingsball (carnival ball). I already witnessed a few ones in the region of Bavaria. One of it was in Breitenbrunn last 2008.

Tillyfest is a festival held annually in the month of September in Breitenbrunn in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. I am only sharing images for now which was taken from this year's celebration. Feel free to browse my category for more information and images of Tillyfest.

I am just sharing these images taken during the Tillyfest in Breitenbrunn, Bavaria. I already shared some information about this famous festival in this town. Feel free to browse the categories here for more infos and photos.



Goodnight to all! wishing you all a happy Halloween! I have some scheduled posts for the next days. I will be away to meet some friends and a government official from the Philippines in Frankfurt. I will give you some updates when I can.

Have a a wonderful month of November!

Another successful celebration of the Tillyfest in Breitenbrunn , a municipality in the district of Neumarkt, Bavaria in Germany is celebrated until today. The festival is still going on until now. Tomorrow it is over. We witnessed this afterrnoon the "Historische Festzug" or the historical parade. Tillyfest is celebrated every year. This year's celebration takes place on September 12 to 13. That was another interesting festival.

It is a celebration that commemorates the history of Breitenbrunn back around 385 years ago during the reign of the Count or Earl of Tilly, the Monarch of Breitenegg who lived and also ruled Breitenbrunn during those times. The name of this Count is Johann Tserclaes of Tilly.

Since I am not really an expert about this whole story, I decided to consult the experts online. Here is a little information about it. Don't forget to visit my other sites for more pictures.

Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (Dutch: Johan 't Serclaes) (February 1559 - 30 April 1632), known as the Monk in Armor, was a Field Marshal who commanded the Imperial and Holy Roman Empire's forces in the Thirty Years' War. He had a string of important victories against the Bohemians, Germans and later the Danish, but was then defeated by forces led by the King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. Along with Duke Albrecht von Wallenstein of Friedland and Mecklenburg, he was one of two chief commanders of the Holy Roman Empire’s forces. read more


After asking permission to these nice people who participated during the festival, I posted this photo here. It is a festival worth visiting and it is only around 25 minutes drive from us.


the beautiful horse carriage which is one of the highlights of the parade.





After the parade, a play was also presented from a group coming from Prague, Czech Republic. That was a nice one.

This was taken last year in Carnival or Fasching in Breitenbrunn here in Germany last year. I am excited to see the Chinese Fasching in Dietfurt tomorrow. I hope that it is not going to rain or snow. You might be thinking that German people are boring? You are mistaken, they love to party and have some fun too!! Fasching is one of their celebration which is celebrated in every town and cities in whole Germany. I have to take a small break now to watch the Fasching in Duesseldorf over the television..see you later folks..I promise to share more photos about fasching in Dietfurt tomorrow. have fun viewing the photos!!

It is Fasching Time now...you might probably know about it since I already posted some fasching pictures and infos here and in my other sites. This was taken in fasching or carnival in Breitenbrunn last year. Just tonight, I also watch a fasching in the television. It was in Mainz here in Germany. I can't wait to see the Chinese fasching in Dietfurt next week...love it especially their attractive and colorful customs..have a great evening..time for signing-off.

This photo was taken in Breitrenbrunn's fasching last year. I love their colorful and attractive customs here. I really enjoyed watching the parade. watch out for more photos in a couple of days..feel free to also visit my other sites!!

here is a little info about fasching or Carnival..courtesy of Wikipedia

Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February. Carnival typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations.

Carnival is mostly associated with Roman Catholic and, to a lesser extent, Eastern Orthodox Christians; Protestant areas usually do not have carnival celebrations or have modified traditions, like the Danish Carnival. The world's longest carnival celebration is held in Brazil but many regions worldwide have large, popular celebrations, such as Carnaval of Venice, or the world famous New Orleans Mardi Gras, of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Mardi Gras in Mobile, of Torres Vedras or the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival.

Breitenbrunn is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.

Die Geschichte des Marktes Breitenbrunn
courtesy of http://www.tillyfest.de/

Die Geschichte des Marktes Breitenbrunn, der im Jahr 826 zum ersten Mal urkundlich erwähnt wird, ist eng mit dem Namen Tilly verbunden. Johann Tserclaes Graf von Tilly war einer der erfolgreichsten Heerführer im Dreißigjährigen Krieg (1618-1648). Im Namen der katholischen Liga, die von Kaiser Ferdinand II. von Österreich und Kurfürst Maximilian I. von Bayern angeführt wurde, kämpfte er gegen die Protestanten. Deren Haupt und zugleich Tillys erbittertster Widersacher war der schwedische König Gustav Adolf II., der sein Land zu einer europäischen Großmacht erheben wollte und große Teile Deutschlands besetzt hielt. In Anerkennung seiner überragenden militärischen Verdienste verlieh Kurfürst Maximilian Tilly am 2. Mai 1624 die Herrschaft über Schloss und Gericht "Praittenegg" sowie den Markt "Praitprunnin" (Breitenbrunn).

Tilly stammte aus einer angesehenen, flämischen Adelsfamilie im südlichen Brabant (heute Belgien), das damals zur spanischen Niederlage gehörte und Teil des spanischen Weltreichs war. Die Eltern schickten ihren Sprössling zunächst auf eine Jesuitenschule - er sollte Priester werden. Doch der einzige Wunsch des jungen Mannes war, Soldat zu werden. Er erlernte das Kriegshandwerk von der Pike auf, diente als junger Fähnrich in den Armeen der Herzöge von Parma und Lothringen und trat 1594 in die kaiserliche Armee ein, wo er im gleichen Jahr in Ungarn gegen die Türken zu Felde zog.

Bereits 1604 ernannte der Kaiser Tilly zum Feldmarschall. In den Schlachten des Dreißigjährigen Krieges stieg er zum bedeutendsten Feldherr neben Wallenstein auf.
Wegen seiner katholischen Erziehung und seines tief verwurzelten Glaubens wurde Tilly auch der "Heilige im Harnisch" genannt. Bei seinen Truppen achtete er auf strengste Disziplin : Übergriffe gegen Frauen wurden unerbittlich bestraft. Er selbst sagte einmal über sich: "Ich habe nie einen Rausch gehabt, nie eine Frau berührt und nie eine Schlacht verloren." Das Letztere zumindest stimmte nicht. In seinem letzten Lebensjahr verließ den greisen Krieger das Schlachtenglück. Am 17. September 1631 verlor er bei Breitenfeld/Leipzig gegen die Schweden, am 15. April 1632 unterlag er dem gleichen Gegner bei Rain am Lech. Dort zerfetzte eine Kanonenkugel sein rechtes Bein. Mühsam wurde, der 73jährige in einer Sänfte nach Ingolstadt gebracht, wo er am 30. April starb.

Die Schweden zogen nach dem Sieg mordend und plündernd durch ganz Bayern und richteten unter der Bevölkerung furchtbare Greuel an. Nach seinem Tod übernahm sein Neffe Werner Graf von Tserclaes die Herrschaft über die Besitztümer. Als Maria Theresia Reichsgräfin von Tilly am 21. Juli 1744 in Breitenbrunn stirbt, erlischt die bayerische Linie dieses, berühmten Geschlechts.