The boys of the Maimusi Baierbrunn guard the maypole – district of Munich

Tobi Ringlstetter, 25, cashier of the Maimusi, is on the shift schedule for the Maibaumwache in Baierbrunn next Thursday. From 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., he and a second boy will be responsible for ensuring that the 39.5 meter long and around seven tonne gem is not kidnapped. Incidentally, this data was calculated by a girl from Maimusi, Stefanie Schmaus, she is a forester by profession. Ringlstetter will relieve the first shift on Thursday night, the two guys who are on duty from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. During the day, the responsibility for the safety of the maypole lies with the entire village, Ringlstetter explains.

The valuable tree is covered by a tarpaulin in front of the Maimusi hut, which is located next to the sports and civic center. Is it so central that someone always has an eye on the tree? A kindergarten is right next to it, says Ringlstetter. So if the children should notice something, they are asked. To prevent the theft, someone would only have to walk up to the tree, put their hand on it and say, “The tree stays here.” But the boys’ hope is not so much in the children as in the population as a whole. Ringlstetter is certain that you can’t carry this tower of trees away with your bare hands. Thieves would therefore have to approach with heavy equipment. And hopefully every citizen would notice that immediately, so that the kidnappers would not make it past the town sign – which would mean that the tree would be considered stolen.

The watch has been running since February 20th. On this day the tree came to the village from the Forstenrieder Park near Baierbrunn. It was donated by the community. Since then, the 24 Maimusi boys have carefully followed their shift schedule. They are taken care of by the girls. The first shift usually gets dinner, and the second shift gets breakfast around 6 a.m. Most of the time, the girls also keep company while eating, if they have time.

The maypole attendants are not often lonely anyway, at least not on the first shift, which lasts until 1 a.m. Often someone comes by for an after-work beer. Drinks are always available in the guard hut, and there is also something to eat at the weekend. Ringlstetter assures that “everyone in the world” can visit the guards. After all, the income from beer sales is welcome. At the weekend there is almost always a small celebration, since the visitors stay longer. So far, this has always taken place in the open air because of Corona. The hut has been open to everyone since “Freedom Day” Sunday. The Maimusi members are very happy that after two unsuccessful planning attempts everything is working out this year with the guard and the festival week from May 1st to 8th.

After breakfast on Friday morning, Ringlstetter doesn’t go to bed, but goes straight to work in the office. In the evening he is asked again at the dance rehearsal for the festival Sunday. And on Saturday evening he comes as a guest to the “mothers’ watch” when they take over the shifts. Yes, he says, these are exhausting months in which “things really get going in Baierbrunn”. But that’s also the nice thing, especially now, after the Corona renunciations.

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