While the people of Charlemagne celebrated all night long, the citizens of Alfheim were not idle either; they too were celebrating the end of the war. As the victorious side, they exhibited far more fervor than Charlemagne.
Various agricultural associations, workers' groups, "Strength through Joy (KdF)," the Alfheim Mothers' League, veterans' organizations—people from all walks of life spontaneously organized a variety of celebratory events. Speeches, parades, song and dance performances, and impromptu fireworks displays—the most striking of these were the torchlight processions initiated by the Youth Group and the girls' corps. The sight of thousands of young men and women holding aloft torches while forming the word "Victory (Sieg)" to the rousing tune of "Glory March" was so beautiful it sent shivers down the spines of onlookers.
This was no joke or irony—at least the foreign ambassadors did not think it a laughing matter.