We will be playing the Volkstrauertag (people's day of remembrance) ceremony at the Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno. We request that those who are able stand and use a lyre to play.
There will be an hosted reception after at Celia's Mexican Restaurant.
Here is background on Volkstrauertag:
“Volkstrauertag” is an important German holiday which commemorates our deceased relatives and friends and especially the German soldiers who lost their lives in wars. There is hardly a German family that has not lost a grandfather, father, son, or brother in a war.
The local German community will commemorate their dead, especially the German soldiers, who died here during their duty fulfillment in and after the war and found their last resting place in the Golden Gate National Cemetery.
There will then be a wreath-laying ceremony by a local contingent of the Bundeswehr and speeches by the representative of the German Consulate General and the pastor of the German Church.
Attire
Gents: Dark suit, white shirt, dark tie
Ladies: All black
The ceremony will be on grass which is often damp, so plan shoes accordingly.
Items to Bring
Instrument
Lyre (or stand if necessary)
Chair if needed
Park and meet near the entrance off of Sneath Lane on “Circle Drive” around the flagpole.
RECEPTION:
Celia's Mexican Restaurant
201 El Camino Real
San Bruno, CA 94066
Park in the small parking lot at the restaurant (usually full, or on the street if you see something, or across the street in the parking lot at Intero Real Estate.
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