Travelrific® Travel Journal

Picture postcards in prose.™ Check out the blogroll on the front page for official merchandise and other resources!

Hanseatic Links are Celebrated

May 15, 2014 at 8:00 am · Filed under england, international travel, tourism, travel and tagged: , , ,

By Linda Tancs

Throughout the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions, seafaring merchants joined together centuries ago to form a social, cultural and economic alliance known as the Hanseatic League.  During medieval times, League members met on a “Hanse day” to agree on commercial matters.   Nowadays Hanseatic unity is celebrated each year on International Hanse Day.  Celebrated on the third Saturday of May, the maritime communities commemorate their Hanseatic links, past and present.  At England’s King’s Lynn, for instance, the medieval maritime town will feature guided walking tours along the waterfront, fire breathers and minstrels, archery, craft demonstrations and fireworks.

1 Comment»

  Germany’s Parade of Sails | Travelrific® Travel Journal wrote @ August 6, 2015 at 8:06 am

[…] and dimension. Known as the Hanse Sail, the event is quite appropriate for a city like this with a Hanseatic League history. Attracting over one million visitors, the event features tall ships, schooners, sloops, […]

Like

Reply

Leave a reply to Germany’s Parade of Sails | Travelrific® Travel Journal Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.