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Oberstadion (dpa / lsw) - Another Easter without an Easter fountain.
In the tranquil 1500-inhabitant community of Oberstadion (Alb-Donau district) this is absurd.
But after more than ten years, the corona pandemic suddenly interrupted the tradition last year.
Also this year there will be no fountain decorated with eggs.
Instead, the artistically painted Easter eggs gather dust in the local nativity scene museum.
That hurts artist Elisabeth Fuchs-Bruder.
The 79-year-old usually creates six or more ostrich eggs every year.
However, the pensioner does not want to speak of disappointment.
The community acted responsibly when it decided not to build the Easter fountain with its around 30,000 eggs, says Fuchs-Bruder.
"We can't say we want our Easter well and after that many will be sick."
Mayor Kevin Wiest agrees: The corona pandemic does not allow the construction of the Easter fountain, which otherwise attracts thousands of visitors every year.
At an Easter fountain, sculptures are put together from eggs: According to the community, Christian motifs can be seen as well as elves and animals.
The custom has been upheld in Oberstadion since 2008.
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A good 20 wine-red motif eggs are now lined up on a mat in Elisabeth Fuchs-Bruder’s living room.
The range of motifs is wide.
A red squirrel is gnawing at a nut, next to it the mane of a lion is blowing in the steppe wind.
The artist came through watercolor painting with her soft lines to egg art with acrylic.
«My passion began when I was at school.
But I couldn't save the ability.
I should go to art school.
At least that was what a teacher wanted. "
But the young artist followed her father's advice: "First learn a real profession and earn money."
Said and done.
“I did it with no grudge,” the 79-year-old recalls.
After four decades as an industrial clerk, Fuchs-Bruder then picked up the brush again.
"One thing was certain for me from the start," says the 79-year-old.
"Either I paint something right, I paint well, or I don't paint at all."
The first egg she was supposed to design went straight to the drawer - for six weeks or more.
But after weeks of stagnation, the curiosity was greater and she tried again.
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Her fragile art will soon find its way to the Nativity Museum, where the painted eggs have to wait for visitors.
The artist also has to wait for the next Easter fountain - it may work again next year.
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Nativity Museum