Munich Maypole

The Maypole in the centre of the Viktualienmarkt in Munich carries figurettes displaying the trades and crafts of this part of Munich.

Maypoles date from the ages of general illiteracy and served to represent a village or later, as in this case, a borough and its trades to travelling salesmen or travelling craftsmen looking for a new master to learn from. Maypoles are common to Celtic countries and therefore also to Bavaria; they are also known, for example, in some parts of England.

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