In peasant life in the past, marriage was an important time for everyone to celebrate together, especially in winter, the resting season of the fields and the people. A ritual with specific gestures and moments that come to life today in the historical reenactment of the traditional peasant wedding celebrated in Castelrotto in January.
During this day you will be able to relive the celebration of a time reconstructed down to the smallest details: the guests are distinguished by their clothing, from the ostrich-feathered hat worn by the ceremony attendant, the older women in a cone hat, the girls dressed in white dresses and the boys in black loden and chenille shirts.
The wedding procession departs from the Church of San Valentino, which will reach the square of Castelrotto where the wedding ceremony is celebrated, accompanied by traditional songs and music, before moving to the restaurant stubes, where you can taste typical dishes such as buckwheat and veal liver dumplings, goulash soup and black rye bread, and krapfen.
Program
On Sunday, 18.01.26
> Wedding procession:
14:00 Start in St. Anna (Wegmacher farm)
14:30 Arrival at the village square in Kastelruth
Road Closure:
- From 09:05 AM to 01:55 PM and from 03:05 PM to 03:55 PM, private vehicles are prohibited from driving in the section from Garni Schönblick to Wegscheid. Traffic will be diverted via Dolomitenstraße, Plattenstraße, and Telfen. Public buses, residents, and emergency vehicles are exempt from this rule.
- The total closure of the Krausenplatz, O.v. Wolkenstein-Str. from the beginning to the Garni Schönblick building, and Dr. G. Fontana-Str. from the beginning to the end from 14:05 to 14:55 for all vehicle traffic. Emergency vehicles are excluded. There will also be a diversion via Dolomitenstraße, Plattenstraße and Telfen.
(The route may be changed at short notice due to weather conditions)
