Kuchl: On her 7th birthday, Sophia rode on the palm donkey

The happiest palm donkey in Salzburg is Lucky from Kuchl. He has the gift of screaming at the right time and carried his owner’s granddaughter through the historic market on Sunday.

Hundreds of people came on Sunday to have their colorful palm bushes blessed in the Kuchler market. The light drizzle doesn’t bother her. Many slipped into short dirndl dresses or short lederhosen. Die-hards even leave out the socks.

Weatherproof is also Matthias Ramsauer. Shortly before 9 a.m. he takes up his position behind the Roman Cellar inn. Pastor Naidu Prakasam and his altar boys will soon come out of a small gate in the cemetery wall…