Saxony-Anhalt: 26th historic harvest festival at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

Bernburg (dpa/sa) - Historical machines and harvesting techniques, music, a straw figure and scarecrow competition: A large historical harvest festival will be celebrated in Bernburg-Strenzfeld on Saturday.

Saxony-Anhalt: 26th historic harvest festival at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

Bernburg (dpa/sa) - Historical machines and harvesting techniques, music, a straw figure and scarecrow competition: A large historical harvest festival will be celebrated in Bernburg-Strenzfeld on Saturday. In the morning (10:00 a.m.) the festival begins with a traditional harvest parade that shows the development of agriculture, as announced by the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and the Saxony-Anhalt State Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture. A spectator magnet is a parade with tractors and tractors from the 1920s. The technique is demonstrated and commented on.

In oldi plowing, participants with historic plows and tractors compete against each other in an open state championship. According to the information, horse and plow teams will also take part. The Harvest Festival is taking place for the 26th time.

The variety of regional products is presented at a farmer's market. Cattle, sheep and alpacas can be seen. In the straw figure and scarecrow competition, companies, clubs, schools and kindergartens show their self-made figures. Many stands invite you to get involved creatively.