Kinderzeche festival

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The Kinderzeche festival is a traditional historical celebration in Dinkelsbühl, Germany, commemorating the town’s legendary salvation during the Thirty Years’ War through children’s intervention.

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Kinderzeche festival canonical 1
Kinderzeche historical festival 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical reenactment event ⓘ
traditional festival ⓘ
associatedWith Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Thirty Years' War

local legend of children pleading for mercy ⓘ
commemorates events of the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
legendary salvation of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
culturalContext Bavarian local tradition ⓘ
German historical tradition ⓘ
etymology German term literally meaning "children’s tithe" or "children’s reward" ⓘ
features costumed children’s procession ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
historical pageants ⓘ
parades ⓘ
period costumes ⓘ
reenactment of town’s surrender and salvation ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasComponent ceremonial speeches ⓘ
festive markets ⓘ
military reenactment groups ⓘ
schoolchildren’s performances ⓘ
hasGermanName Kinderzeche ⓘ
hasNarrative children convince besieging troops to spare the town ⓘ
hasTheme children’s intervention to save the town ⓘ
heritageStatus intangible local cultural heritage of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
languageOfCelebration German ⓘ
locatedIn Bavaria ⓘ
Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
southern Germany ⓘ
mainLocation historic old town of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
organisedBy city of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
linked to: Dinkelsbühl
performedIn streets of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
town square of Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
relatedTo German city festivals ⓘ
living history events in Germany ⓘ
significance important part of Dinkelsbühl’s cultural identity ⓘ
tourist attraction in Dinkelsbühl ⓘ
symbolizes innocence and mercy ⓘ
survival of Dinkelsbühl during wartime ⓘ
targetAudience local residents ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
typicalTimeOfYear summer ⓘ
uses historic city walls and streets as backdrop ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dinkelsbühl → hasFestival → Kinderzeche festival ⓘ
Imperial City of Dinkelsbühl → hasEvent → Kinderzeche historical festival ⓘ
linked to: Kinderzeche festival