Ochsenfest / Tierschaufest in Wetzlar 2. und 3. Juli 1914

Overview

Documentation of the Wetzlar folk festival. Floats depicting the seasons of rural life pass by, shots of Wetzlar's cathedral square and corn market. Other floats: Wittenberg traditional costumes and the float of the "Union Club," a social club famous for its choir, which still exists today. The animals line up for the awards ceremony at the "Finsterloh" fairground near Büblingshausen to be judged by a jury (in the background). On the grandstand: Wetzlar's haute volée of the time. There are two versions of this film, which was later edited, shortened, and re-scored by Paul Görnert: the longer version has poorer image quality.