Michaeliritt in Inzell am Sonntag, den 28.09.2025
am Badepark Inzell, Organiser: Municipality Inzell
Description:
From 10 am the Inzeller shops and the crafts and customs are open market in the village center. Formation to ride is at 13.00 am Badepark, beginning at 13.30. Superb Pferdeumritt through the village center. 250 festively decorated horses receive the blessing of the Church of Our Lady. Subsequently, there will be a large hard Michaeli am Badepark.
In
Chiemgau, we are writing all over Bavaria the traditions. At the end of a
peasant year numerous horse pilgrimages and rides take place on the. These rides
take place in honor of the patron Leonhard, Michael and George. With festively
decorated carriages and horses, the parades take place in different villages.
The churches dedicated to the corresponding cartridges are often the focus
here.
Michaeliritt:
The Michaeliritt in honor of the
same saint is also based on the Leonhardiritt. Saint Michael is considered the
patron saint of the parish church. The Leonhardi rides always arrived on very
unfavorable days in late autumn, so they laid this ride on the name day of St.
Michael. Thus, this horse pilgrimage could also be very well connected with the
St. Michael's Day, a farmers' holiday with market activities.
Leonhardiritt:
The Leonhardiritte originated with
the monk Leonhard, who lived in France around the year 500. This was one of the
14 emergency workers and was originally as a guard of the prisoners. Leonhard
campaigned for the prisoners who were freed by it. After the death of Leonhard,
who died as the abbot of a monastery in Noblac near Limoges,
his grave became a place of pilgrimage.
The monk Leonhard is now considered
a parton of cattle, especially horses, for this reason, the annual
Leonhardiritte take place, with which the valued and honored. Festively
afflicted horse-drawn carts each go to a Leonhardi chapel or
church.
Georgiritt:
The Georgiritt in
Traunstein is one of the most beautiful and colorful cultural events in
Altbayern. In honor of Saint George, the horse rides are celebrated annually
around his day of remembrance. As a rule, the goal is a church dedicated to
Saint George, which is then used several times. During a service, the horses are
blessed afterwards. Likewise, according to the ecclesiastical customs, skill
competitions such as the Kranzlstechen take place.
Further information about
the Georgiritt on Easter Monday in Traunstein:
https://www.chiemsee-hotel-wassermann.de/en/georgiritt-traunstein.htm
