Скачать или смотреть "Laternelaufen" - German "Walking with Lanterns" tradition in the U.S.

Called "Laternelaufen" (means "Walking with Lanterns"). It is an old German children's secular tradition that takes place around St. Martin's day, where we marched through the town, carrying lanterns of all kinds at night. I haven't done one of these since 1955, when I was still a kid in Germany, before moving to the U.S.
What joy it was to re-visit this childhood memory. It took place in San Francisco at the new "German School of San Francisco". Did not expect such a huge turnout. As you'll see in the video, a very long line of children and adults marching with a band playing behind us, etc. #laternelaufen #walkingwithlanterns #germanschoolofsanfrancisco #germanlanternfestival #stmartin #germantraditionsintheus