Title

Polterabend is a German wedding custom in which guests smash china the night in front of the wedding to bring good luck to the couple, here in Hamburg

Caption

Polterabend is a German wedding custom in which guests smash china the night in front of the wedding to bring good luck to the couple, here in Hamburg, Germany, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe

Date

Jun 20, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK22D76_223

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

50,9Mb (17,0Mb) / 11,9in x 16,7in / 3558 x 5000 (300dpi)

Keywords

1900s 19th century 19th-century 2 Central Europe Europe Europe's FRG German German Federal Republic Germany Hamburg Historic illustration Historic illustrations Historical illustration Middle Europe Original date Republic of Germany Several People accurate archive archives at night atmospheric black black and white black-and-white black-white bring bringing busy celebrate celebrating celebration celebrations contemporary content contented contentment copy couple couples darkness depiction depictions digital digitally drawn exact festival festivity former formerly fortune good luck guest guests happiness historic historical history illustration illustrations image image motif lively loving luck lucky charm lucky charms marriage marry marrying motif night night photo night photograph night picture night shot night view nightshot nineteenth century nocturnal pair precise replica replication representation reproduction restored satisfaction satisfied shatter smash smashing talisman two vintage wed wedding weddings white woodcut woodcuts wooden woodprint xylograph North Germany Northern Germany affection atmosphere cheerful dark drawing drawings glad happily happy jolly joyful love merry mood old reconstruction refurbishment restoration restoration work restorations sketch