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ZapfenstreichTattoo, start of night rest for soldiers in military quarters, often signalled with a military wind instrument (mostly a trumpet). The origin of this term is not clear. In the Austrian Federal Armed Forces the grand tattoo has been performed as a military evening devotion in a musical setting since 1955.
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