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From: "Laura Thompson" <>
Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Grape festival/dance? photo
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 22:55:44 -0500
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The Slovaks also have put on dances that feature the grape scenario . I
attended such a dance at a Slovak gathering in Chicago years ago. IT was
fun watching the culprits put in jail waiting for someone to pay their way
out.
Laura Thompson


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Subject: Re: [BANAT-L] Grape festival/dance? photo


> Karie;
> In the movie, "Ich Denke oft an Piroschka" there are some scenes of a
dance which takes place in the Banat in an old mill where the participants
are picking bunches of grapes from the ceiling. Much of the film is shot in
> the Serbian Banat and so it is of interest for other aspects of the Donau
Schwab countryside. This is a classic film and was initially released
around 1954-55. I first saw it when I was in the army in Germany in this
time
> period. The video can be purchased over the internet from a firm in
Indianapolis.-------www.germanvideo.com.
> Dave Dreyer
>
> Adam Moore wrote:
>
> > Dear List,
> > I just got this picture from my grandmother. I was hoping someone could
give
> > me more insight. She told me she remembers going to these dances as a
> > teenager. They would rent out a hall every Saturday and there would be a
> > German band. She remembers real grape clusters hanging from the
> > ceiling.People would dance and try to steal the grapes and eat them. If
one
> > was caught they would have to put money in the pot and that was how
money
> > was raised for the dances. The outfits are quite unusal especially the
men's
> > hats! Would you please have a look at the photo at www.banaters.com It
is
> > labled Grapes Festival.jpg
> > The first upload didn't work so it is the second scan. Thanks in advance
for
> > any info on these dances.
> > Karie in Ohio
> >
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