Bad Dürkheim: Durkheimer Wurstmarkt holds annual 'wine and swine' fest

[The Patriot]

Bad Dürkheim: Durkheimer Wurstmarkt holds annual 'wine and swine' fest

09-15-2003 09:00 PM

There are two sides to the Dürkheimer Wurstmarkt. There’s the traditional engorgement of locally made wine and piles of swine.And there’s the carnival side with rides, caramel corn and games where people can win stuffed animals. Merchants in booths try to sell cheap jewelry, cell-phone covers, umbrellas, even tighty-whities. It’s like a Wal-Mart sidewalk sale.The whole thing makes up the Wurstmarkt, a party that people in the Pfalz have celebrated for 570 years. Some European traditions have history.


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