Temeswar Heimattag 1 & 2, May 2009

Submitted & Translated by Alex Leeb
Published 21 Jan 2010 at DVHH.org by Jody McKim Pharr

The following program begins with showing the folk art program on Friday evening May 22, 2009. The German media from Central and South Southeastern Europe were the invited guests from home and abroad, to an open-air performance on the Domplatz (Cathedral Square ) of Timisoara.

Trachtenverein from the "Banat Rosmarein," the dance of "Hermannstadt," (Sibiu) German Forum, a group of Hungarian-German nationality School Clara Leöwey" from Pecs, the singing and dancing groups from Wurzburg, and the brass band "musicians railroad" from Freiburg.

Presenters of the evening was Tatiana Sessler, editor of the German broadcast of TVR
Timisoara and actress at the German National Theater of Timisoara and Adrian Ardelean, chairman of the Radio Forum, editor of the German mission of Radio Timisoara and production of the German TV broadcast of Arad. The cultural program ran under the name "The Donauschwaben return to the Banat", says Hannelore Neurohr. Each village have their own style in costumes

Heimattag - 1, Temeswar, May-2009:

2. - Heimattage der Banater Deutschen 2009;
Children group from "Banater Rosmarein" Excellent job by the youth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc5TOCfMo7M .

3. - An introduction first. - This group is from "Wolfberg" Banat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0ELs-Jxv3g.

4.- This group is from Hermannstadt, Transylvania.
Notice, different costumes, the men wearing high boots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwOi4fGbYdg&feature=related (von
Hermannstadt).

5. - A continuation of #4, "Hermannstadt Youth Group". - (2nd).
Hungarian group from Pecs. (Very good).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6FTgyIJZ4g&feature=related.

6.- Donauschwaben group from Peccs, Hungary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4G_X2cPNfY&feature=related .

7. - Introduction of the "Brass band "railroad musicians" from
Freiburg, Germany.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQLPukaAqnk&feature=related.

Heimattag-2, Temeswar, 2009

This group is from Großjetscha, Banat.
8. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQLPukaAqnk&feature=related.

This group is from Jahrmarkt, Banat.
9. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B5UCzb6PEU&feature=related.

Attending church services. Both bands from Rekasch, Banat, and Freiburg,
Germany, entertaining the public while waiting to join the parade.
10. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSYJOu5CKmU&feature=related

Still waiting for the parade to begin, both bands are entertaining the restless crowd.
11. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooXEExfoi48&feature=related.

The ladies dressed in white and pink, are from the Romanian group.
12. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puA-HkqTszo&feature=related.

Finally they reached their destination at the Cathedral, a wreath was
placed at the monument, for those who sacrificed their life's.
13. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mY-MqMznEc&feature=related.

To close the ceremony, dancing continued. The Großjetscha and
Jahrmarkt groups, performed their Donauschwaben dance.
14. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTcH1ceBL5M&feature=related.

Here, everybody joined in and danced, even the seniors, The girls in
white and pink, are from the Romanian group.
15. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTcH1ceBL5M&feature=related.