German-Hungarian Junior Members Connect with Banater Schwaben from Abroad
As many of you know, on Saturday, August 17, our club along with Philadelphia and Trenton Donauschwaben clubs, hosted a Schwaben Abend. Many of us were excited to make new Schwob friends, dance, and have a good time. We hosted and housed a wonderful group of Germans from three different clubs: Brauchtums- und Volkstanzgruppe der Banater Schwaben, Esslingen- Wendlingen, Tanzgruppe der Banater Schwaben aus Singen, and the talented band, Die “Eisenbahner Musikanten” aus Freiburg.
These two Banater danced groups combined to put on a very lengthy, impressive show for us. The three groups are touring all over the United States and Canada, and Philadelphia was their first stop. We were excited to say that we will see them again in Detroit for the Landestreffen Der Donauschwaben over Labor Day weekend!
Our guests were truly great, fun and happy people. We are lucky to have started new friendships with people who have the same back-ground as us. It was a great experience. Many new dances were learned, many laughs shared, and most importantly, countless new friendships were formed.
I can speak for all of the Cultural Group and the members I have grown up with, when I say that we are proud of our heritage and want to share our culture with all of our friends!
Karina Fricker
EDITOR’S NOTE: Karina is the granddaughter of immigrants born in the Banat regions of Yugoslavia, Romania, and Hungary. She is an active and dedicated member of the Cultural Group since a young age and recently competed at the Gaufest on our club’s Preisplattler Team.
EDITOR’S NOTE: this piece was written and originally published in Monthly Progress, Volume 68, No. 9 – September 2013. It has been re-published here in 2026 with minor edits.
The group from Esslingen are coming to America again and will be with us on August on the 21. Look out for more information coming about SCHWABEN ABEND II.
