Festival

One of the things that happens in Germany is called 'Festival'. It's one of the most creepiest things every but good to experience at least once. The Germans dress up in the old German clothing and wear masks and have this big parade down the center of town. Everyone is there from all ages.

We had our P-day the day of Festival. Not sure if we took it on that day because we knew tracking wouldn't be good or if it was actually a Monday. However we were there in the middle of town ready for 'Festival'.

CREEPY - I don't think there are any other words to describe it. There are two important things that happened during this event.

First - we got pretty good spots on the street, we were right up front so that we wouldn't miss anything. As it started this little boy (about 2) came up and grabbed my leg. I smiled down at him looked around and saw his parents that tried to usher him back. I said it was ok as long as they could still see him. I don't think he let go of my leg the entire time. He just stood there and would hold on tighter as these scary things came close. It was so cute.



Second - so there we are Me, Sister Christopher, & Sister Robinson. We are taking tons of pictures and just enjoying the experience. When all the sudden this man grabs Sister Robinson throws her over his shoulder and starts running off. It was so fast and sudden Sister Christopher and I just stood there for a second and then we finally realized what had happened and were off. They didn't go far with her. It was just to the center of the street where they threw her into a big wagon full of confetti. We pulled her out and brought her back to the side of the street. I think we found confetti in our apartment for weeks after that. This experience was definitely on the list of the top 5 scariest things that happened on my mission. We left shortly after that.


So if you are there for festival, be prepared for a bunch of crazy, creepy things and be careful not to be carried away.


mit freundlichen Grüßen

Jenessa Jensen