It is one of the most charming and mischievous spring traditions of southern Germany - rival towns try to steal one another's maypoles. According to TZ, the boys from Neufinsing did something that had never been done before - they stole Munich’s maypole. On Tuesday evening representatives of the Neufinsing men’s club met with the Munich Brewers’ Club to lay down their terms for the return of the felled tree. The demand for a life-long private table at Oktoberfest was however turned down by the Munich brewers’ club, who sponsor the city maypole. We have to respect that,” said Andreas Steinfatt, head of the Munich brewer’s club in a statement.

Source: The Local April 12, 2017 14:15 UTC