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PUBLISHED BY THE UNITED GERMAN-HUNGARIANS OF PHILADELPHIA AND VICINITY
VOLUME SIXTY-NINE
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NUMBER 10
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OAKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
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OCTOBER 2014
GERMAN HUNGARIANS REVEL IN Saturday, November 1 PERFORMANCES BY THE CULTURAL GROUP
IN BANATER SCHWABEN TRACHT
SEASON OF KIRCHWEIHFEST PREPARATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR NOVEMBER 1st
The merrymaking autumn brings around celebrations, getMusical Entertainment by the togethers and many a spread of festivals. HEIMATKLÄNGE ORCHESTRA Not one is as rich and colorful as the Kirchweihfest! Its beauty is Hot Dinner Buffet, including ROAST PIG ingrained in its contradictions. It 6:30pm is an ancient tradition, though it celebrates youth. Its rituals help Ticket Price: $30.00 us to maintain memories of the Children’s Tickets (6 to age 12) - $15.00 past yet they are entirely based Tickets for Children 5 and Under – No Charge on notions of the future. The sharing of “New Kirchweih RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Kirchweih in Warjasch, Timis, Romania. Photo Courtesy of the Banater Rosmarein Jugendtrachtenverein aus Temeswar Wine” and the universal symbol Contact: Nichole Deely of fertility and life, the decorat215.806.1998 | kirchweih@ughclub.us ed “Rosmarein Strauss,” are natural items the people use to celebrate what is to come. Ulti_________________________________________________________________________ mately, the elated, youthful faces of the Kirchweihgruppe, their high-spirited dancing and vibrant calls of excitement characterize the most wonderful fest of the year. We revel in these —GETTING TO KNOW YOU— fests in many ways and it all leads up to our own. BENNY LANDERS, 40, grew up in the small town We have many ways to connect to the world around us. Computers, cell phones and social of Ballinroad, Ireland where media directly connect us to each other and to the global world we now live in. Our ethnicity his father also grew up. His and our traditions are not immune to this. We have kept up connections through technology mother is from Gaeilge rewith the other clubs we call friends in the states, the Banater Schwaben from Esslingen, Singgion called Ring (An Rinn) en and the Eisenbahner Musikanten in Freiburg. These ties have even resulted in our memwhich lies on a peninsula bers visiting these groups in Germany on their most recent tour. about seven miles south of In the past few years it seems the visibility of our ethnic group has exploded on social meDungarvan, Ireland. Landers dia. On multiple continents, we see images every week of German-Hungarians and Donauschattended St. Augustine’s waben, in Banat, the Batschka, the Zips, and in Germany and Austria as well as the United college in Abbeyside, Ireland. States. He has a small business in masonry, featuring The Banater Rosmarein – Jugendtrachtenverein in Temeswar, Romania is among the most stone, block, stucco, Dryvit systems and interior prolific in the use of social media. We received permission to use the picture of the Kirchweih whitecoating. in Warjasch Timis, Romania from that organization. I urge every one of you to peruse their This season, Benny works alongside Head website (www.rosmarein.ro) and their Facebook page. If you do anything, I insist that you Coach Michael Curley and General Manager Wer- look at their photographs, as they are exquisitely beautiful. ner Fricker III as the Assistant Coach of your UnitThe Banater Rosmarein was founded in 1992 with the aim to “maintain the German culture ed German Hungarian Major Team. in the Banat and pass it to younger generations.” Today they boast over 80 active members in “I’ve been involved with the Majors for two two groups labeled, “Banater Rosmarein,” and “Hänschenklein,” for age eight to ten. The seasons playing backup goalie for Jimmy Clark. I group is a member of the “Deutschen Forums der Banater Jugend” or German Forum of Banat was happy enough to help out when needed.” he Youth. Together with a number of other German groups in Temeswar, they are located in The said. “Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn” House, also known as AMG House. Before he became involved on and off the field The images and video we see of groups celebrating Kirchweih like the Banater Rosmarein with the Majors, Benny played for the German remind us that we are not alone in this world and that our traditions and customs are far from Hungarian Ultras. dying. With Technology and a smile, we can share who we are and what we do with the world. Landers came across the club in 2007. “There This autumn like any other, the United German Hungarians, our Chairmen and our Cultural and then began my great love affair with the Group are preparing for our Kirchweihfest on November 1. It will have all the colorful richclub,” he stated. ness, the youth, the memories and the future. Please join us so that we can share our fest (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) with the world! Decorated Rosmarein Strauss | “Spruch” by the Geld Herr