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Typical
Reunion Itinerary
BANATER
DONAUSCHWABEN TREFFEN 2004
Banater-Donauschwaben Reunion held in Ulm May
29-30th [Saturday/Sunday]
Meeting in
the Halls 1-4 [Sunday May 30th]
What's in
store for 2004 ...
The
meeting of the Banat Swabians will be
May 29-30th [Sat/Sun] in ULM (DONAUHALLE-Donauhalls).
Over 10,000 people from the Banat will
be there. In 5 Halls there will be
tables set up for the Banat villages,
whereas you can meet others from your
village.
2004 Program
Saturday
May 29th
If you are
in Ulm on Saturday, at the "Ulmer
Fußgängerzone" (that's the pedestrian
mall near the "Dom" cathedral) there is
an open-air show of Banat Swabian
folklore groups and brass bands - it is
very impressive, including the march to
the Rathaus (city hall).
Sunday May
30th
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9:30
am Sunday: Holly Mass in the
Donauhalle.
The festive mass
with an original Swabian choir is
considered the opening event
(intended) for
everybody.
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This
year, in the foyer there will be an
exhibition about Banat churches in
the 18th century, and about the
Deutsches Staatstheater Temeswar.
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Political meeting
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Meeting in the Halls 1-4
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2:30
pm Folklore and traditional music
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Entrance hall will exhibition the
churches in
Banat and the theater
in Banat.
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The
Donauschwaben Central Museum in Ulm,
invites all the Donauschwaben to
visit the museum, on Sunday May 30,
2004, admission is FREE.
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Bookstands will have books about
Banat history, maps (the large and
beautiful "Banat" wall map), prints
of paintings by Stefan Jäger, CDs,
etc.
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Childcare will be provided in a
small hall by Kindergarten teachers,
for the whole day.
Five halls are utilized to accommodate
the Banater village tables. Some
villages may have more than one
adjoining tables, depending on the size
of the village. Hall maps are
posted in many areas of the complex.
The Banat villages are divided into
four groups. These groups may be in a
different Hall each reunion.
View
Groups
If you never attended a Donauschwaben
Treffen, it is recommended, that you
take in all the cultural activities.
Take along
your camera, and/or something that
records sound.
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Banater Schwaben
Treffen (Reunion)
Information composed from the following
sources:
Alex Leeb,
Nick Tullius,
Richard Jäger [VP from the Society
of Banater Swabians]
Group divisions
contributed
by Alex Leeb
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