Rudenkirtag#

Rudenkirtag, Kirtag of the "Ruden", peasant Burschenschaften, or of any of the similar organisations which came later. Rudenkirtag takes place on Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday, in Sierning (Upper Austria) when "Tanzruden" from the Traunviertel region come together in a friendly competition consisting of two parts: dancing the Laendler and singing popular Austrian tunes known as "G´stanzln" ( Schnadahuepfl).