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Johannimarkt (Kloster Holzen)

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Johannimarkt in Holzen Abbey[1] is a traditional funfair held in Allmannshofen in Swabian district of Augsburg in Bavaria, (Germany)[2] It is a 2-day folk festival during the month of June on the weekend of Johanni around the Holzen Abbey (German: Kloster Holzen). Holzen Abbey is a former abbey of Benedictine order in Allmannshofen in Augsburg Diocese.

Johannimarkt in Kloster Holzen

Fairground

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The funfair is located on Holzens Abbey Hill.[3]

Amenities

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Products

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With approximately 130 vendors, the funfair offers a wide choice of booths selling the latest fashionable items, such as toys, household goods and handicrafts. It features an amusement park with a gun range, a swingboat, carousels and a trampoline, as well as Bavarian beer tents and beer gardens.[4][5]

Carneys

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Presented carneys on funfair normally came from the Swabian environs or were represented by local associations or other individuals.[6] Ceramics for houses and are sold by handicapped people.[citation needed]

Background music

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Johannimarkt is accompanied by music for brass instruments. The musicians arrive from the vicinity, for example the Ehinger Musikanten (English: Ehingen musicians)or the brass-orchestraoder for youth from Ellgau Viva La Musica.

Organizer

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Johannimarkt is organised in the municipality of Allmannshofen and its local associations, like Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Allmannshofen[7] (English: Auxiliary fire brigade of Allmannshofen) or Schützenverein Gemütlichkeit Allmannshofen[8] (English: gun club Allmannshofen).

Kloster Holzen

References

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  1. ^ "Municipality Allmannshofen: Logo Johannimarkt". Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ RIQ: Johannimarkt in Kloster Holzen
  3. ^ Hotel Kloster Holzen: Ihr Weg nach Holzen
  4. ^ Augsburg Newspaper: Jahrmarktstreiben im Kloster-Idyll
  5. ^ Augsburg Newspaper: Johannimarkt lockt mit großem Angebot
  6. ^ Municipality Allmannshofen: Associations
  7. ^ Auxiliary Fire Brigade Allmannshofen: Homepage
  8. ^ Gun Club Allmannshofen: Homepage