Kocherlball at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden in Munich
Sunday in Munich: The beer garden tables are decorated and all around you are dancing to Landler, Zwiefacher, Polka, Waltz and, most importantly, the legendary Munich Francaise
Munich danced on Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 6 a.m. in the English Garden at the traditional “Kocherlball”
Munich. It started today at 6 a.m.: the “Kocherlball” dance festival is traditionally celebrated in dirndls and lederhosen as well as in historical costumes from the 19th century. The music played at the Chinese Tower in the beer garden and then we danced until 10 a.m. Afterwards, the Bavarian snack with ox sandwiches, oan Hafferl coffee and the popular lard noodles or pulled-out noodles probably tasted good.
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| Bavarian delicacies in the beer garden, photo archive: Helga Waess |
The history of the Kocherlball in the English Garden was resumed in 1989
In the past, the servants, i.e. the household staff of the fine Munich people, met for their Sunday balls, because while the gentlemen were in church, kitchen maids, cooks, nannies and gardeners could relax with the dance on Sunday. However, due to a "lack of morality", this dance activity was banned in 1904 and only started again in 1989.
Once a year - in July - people meet for the legendary Kocherlball at the Chinese Tower in the English Garden and start dancing Bavarian folk dances from 6 a.m. - with free admission, of course. The beer garden tables are decorated and all around you can dance to Landler, Zwiefacher, Polka, Waltz and, most importantly, the legendary Munich Francaise. A dance master is there and makes sure everyone can take part.
Live music at the Kocherlball existed as early as 1880
In the morning, before work started, the servants met and danced. It is said that there were about 8,000 servants, soldiers, cooks and maids who flooded the English Garden and got to know each other while dancing.
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| It's fun to dance in traditional costume, prese photo archive: Helga Waess |
Someone thought there was a “lack of morality” here
... and so the traditional servants' ball was banned in 1904.
The ball was only resumed in 1989 at the 200th anniversary of the English Garden and has since taken place annually on a Sunday in July.
Tip “Japanfest Munich in the English Garden”. The same day
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