Corpus Christi

Fronleichnam

The annual Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) procession in Bayrischzell, Upper Bavaria, begins with Mass at 9:00 at the Katholische Pfarrkirche St. Margareth, followed by a procession through the decorated village starting at approximately 9:45. The priest carries the monstrance under a ceremonial canopy (Traghimmel), accompanied by the Musikkapelle Bayrischzell (founded 1867), local associations in Tracht (Trachtenverein, Feuerwehr, Gebirgsschützenverein, Arbeiterverein), and communion children (Kommunionskinder). The procession stops at four decorated altars — at the Zellerhof, the Rosenkranzkapelle, the Lehrer-Vogl-Kapelle, and the Katholisches Pfarrhaus — with Gospel readings, intercessions, and blessing at each station. Cannon shots (Böller) are fired. Treffpunkt Bayrischzell describes it as 'kein Event, kein Spektakel — sondern ein katholisches Hochfest, das hier noch so gefeiert wird, wie es seit Generationen üblich ist.' The procession is weather-dependent.