Your German Great-Great-Grandparents Called...

[hsifeng]

... and wanted to let y'all know that they were rocking this look LONG before you were even born.

Let's be clear - there is nothing truly "new" under the sun. In the medieval era they dressed up like Romans for holidays, and I am sure the Romans dressed up like someone else too.

But damn, Ulm Festzug 1898 looks like it was one HELL of a party!



They clearly got the "laying around on the ground like a pimp while the ladies serve you wine" memo...


HEY! How did Stephen Jacobson get in this shot (second standing from the left is a *dead ringer* for him)?!?


"Look ma! A parade!"






And guess what... this wasn't even the *first year* of this event. Nope. Observe the 1877 program booklet kiddies!




And Ulm wasn't the only city to hold them!



PS: It looks like they are still throwin' this shindig, even today... :D

PPS: And that 'jousting' they host at the end of the parade. Yeah. Not on horses.

Yes, that is a dude in a dress. Get over it. Apparently it is a 'thing' at these events. They are JOUSTING IN BOATS for goodness sake...

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[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

PS: "Hello my LJ buddies!"

[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

Isn't history fun? }:P

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the 19th century Germans had a hard-on for Landsknecht, It means that when you see antiques, you have to ask "which Landksnecht era is that from again? The 16th or the 19th century one?"

I amuses me greatly.

And hee! Boat jousting!!!