Culture of Altbayern

beer brewed in part with wheat

thumb|right|200px|Woman wearing modern dirndl with long skirt thumb|200px|Children wearing traditional dirndls at a folk festival in Vilshofen an der Donau (Bavaria), 2012

Midsummer or Midsommar ( ) is a celebration of the season of summer, taking place on or near the date of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the longest day of the year. The name midsummer mainly refers to summer solstice festivals of European origin. These cultures traditionally regard it as the middle of summer, with the season beginning on May Day. Although the summer solstice falls on 20, 21 or 22 June in the Northern Hemisphere, it was traditionally reckoned to fall on 23–24 June in much of Europe. These dates were Christianized as Saint John's Eve and Saint John's Day. It is

thumb|upright|A couple wearing Miesbacher [[Tracht: The man is wearing traditional Bavarian lederhosen.]]

Frankish saint

Castulus (died 286) is venerated as a martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was the chamberlain (or officer, valet) of Emperor Diocletian and the husband of Irene of Rome.

Historical documentary play every 4 years re-enacting the wedding of the Duke of Wittelsbach, Duke George the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut with the Polish princess Hedwig

The Schuhplattler is a traditional style of folk dance popular in the Eastern Alps, specifically originating in Upper Bavaria, Tyrol, and Salzburg. In this dance, the performers stomp, clap, and strike the soles of their shoes (Schuhe), thighs, and knees with their hands held flat (platt). The more than 150 basic Schuhplattlers, as well as marches and acrobatic feats, are often interspersed with the basic dance in performance. They may be seen today in Europe and in German-immigrant communities around the world. While the Schuhplattler is still largely performed by adults, it has become increa

thumb|Austrian men in their Tracht Tracht () refers to traditional garments in German-speaking countries and regions. Although the word is most often associated with Bavarian, Austrian, South Tyrolean and Trentino garments, including lederhosen and dirndls, many other German-speaking peoples have them, as did the former Danube Swabian populations of Central Europe.

thumb|Mittenwald, Ballenhausgasse 13/15 Lüftlmalerei (also spelt Lüftelmalerei) is a form of mural art that is native to villages and towns of southern Germany and Austria, especially in Upper Bavaria (Werdenfelser Land) and in the Tyrol.

chain hung with charms worn with traditional Bavarian costume

passion play festival held in Oberammergau, Germany, since 1634

overview about the tents used during the Oktoberfest

group of Baroque stucco-workers from the Benedictine Wessobrunn Abbey in Bavaria, Germany

Saint Munditia (or Mundita) is venerated as a Christian martyr.