Last weekend I was invited by a friend to attend something I hadn't witnessed before, though I live for more than twenty years in Munich now, and it's something that originated here: the
Schäfflertanz, a folk dance which, as legend has it, originated in the time of the Plague; originally it was supposed to signifiy the air was clear again and people were healthy once more. The one I witnessed took place in a Munich suburb, and despite the cold, it was enormous fun to watch. Pictorial evidence below the cut!

( Dance, magic dance )