Bloomaulorden
The Bloomaulorden is the highest civic award given in the city of Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg . It takes its name from Mannemer Bloomaul , a dialect for the “real” Mannheimers who, like the legendary Mannheim original Blumepeter , still speak the city's original dialect of the Palatinate .
Derivation of terms
Bloomaul does not refer to the color "blue", but comes from the word "blooe" (from the Middle High German word "bliuwen", which means "to beat") and denotes loving stating or tongue-in-cheek exaggeration of a claim or story.
history
The Bloomaulorden donated 1,970 Rainer Schilling , who later became editor of the daily Mannheimer Morgen , as at that time reigning Carnival Prince of Karnevalsgesellschaft Feuerio . With the Blumepeter symbol, he wanted to commemorate the “Kurpfälzer way of life, the somewhat rebellious philosophy of life, the quick-wittedness, the sometimes unsophisticated, raw wit of the Mannheimers.” The founder acted as chairman of the three-member award committee until his death in December 2007, who was also involved in the selection of the 2008 award winner.
The chairman appoints two additional jurors every year, who come from the Mannheim citizenship and the carnival scene. Since the rules of the award ceremony are not fixed in writing, the jury will come to an agreement according to oral tradition.
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The cast of a bronze sculpture by the Mannheim sculptor Gerd Dehof serves as the bloom order . The figure shows "Blumepeter" looking back through his spread legs, stretching his bottom towards the viewer. The design was created on the occasion of the foundation of a fountain by the Mannheimer Morgen in 1966, but was rejected as unreasonable for the public space. The founder of the order, Rainer von Schilling, saw the “Kurpälzer way of life” best realized in this original and cheeky design. Originally conceived as a pure carnival order, the award is taken seriously today, and the bearers are welcomed by protocol on official occasions in Mannheim.
Award winners
The award is given to personalities who represent Mannheim in a typical way and therefore unmistakably; those honored do not necessarily have to be born in Mannheim. The award ceremony takes place during the carnival season in the National Theater.
- 1970: Franz Schmitt, Mannheim original
- 1971: Anneliese Rothenberger , opera singer
- 1972: Heinz Haber , astrophysicist
- 1973: Sepp Herberger , national soccer coach
- 1974: Carl Raddatz , actor
- 1975: Hans Reschke , Lord Mayor of Mannheim
- 1976: Joy Fleming , blues singer
- 1977: Paul Kunze , master furrier
- 1978: Hans Reuther, entrepreneur
- 1979: Elsbeth Janda , dialect writer and actress
- 1980: Hans Maurer, carnivalist and handcrafted speaker
- 1981: Fips Rohr , footballer
- 1982: Konstantin Fuchs, Franciscan Father
- 1983: Richard Grimminger, master baker
- 1984: Kurt Schneider, singer at the National Theater
- 1985: Horst Engelhardt, entrepreneur
- 1986: Willi Menz , police chief
- 1987: Walter Spagerer , footballer and politician (SPD)
- 1988: Rolf Schäfer, master butcher
- 1989: Werner Knebel, dialect author
- 1990: Leo Pfanz-Sponagel, politician
- 1991: Bob Haag, bartender
- 1992: Klaus Wendt, singer and chief dispatcher at the National Theater
- 1993: Gerold Falter, market trader
- 1994: Joana , songwriter
- 1995: Eugen Kettemann, master confectioner
- 1996: Wolf Kaiser, band leader
- 1997: Andreas Plattner, architect
- 1998: Peter Hofmann, president of the riding club
- 1999: Ingeborg Nikitopoulos, politician (FDP)
- 2000: Hansjörg Probst , local historian
- 2001: Norbert Stier, police officer and dialect author
- 2002: Ulla Hofmann, journalist (FAZ)
- 2003: Hans Bichelmeier , athlete and entrepreneur
- 2004: Ulrich Dietz, senior public prosecutor a. D.
- 2005: Hans-Peter Schwöbel , sociology professor and dialect expert
- 2006: Klaus van Ackern , Professor and Dean of the Medical Faculty
- 2007: Heinrich Graeff, entrepreneur
- 2008: Gabriela Badura , actress at the National Theater
- 2009: Peter Künzler, entrepreneur
- 2010: Karl Jung, Catholic city dean
- 2011: Ulrich Nieß , historian and city archivist
- 2012: Bülent Ceylan , comedian
- 2013: Christian Ziegler, physiotherapist
- 2014: Dario Fontanella , ice cream confectioner, inventor of spaghetti ice cream
- 2015: Waltraud Kirsch-Mayer, journalist for Mannheimer Morgen
- 2016: Joachim B. Schäfer , musician
- 2017: Helen Heberer , politician (SPD)
- 2018: Rolf Götz, entrepreneur and district adviser in Feudenheim
- 2019: Ilka Sobottke, Protestant pastor
- 2020: Joachim Goltz, singer at the Nationaltheater Mannheim
Heinz Haber (left, with Wernher von Braun )
See also
literature
- Walter Pahl : Mannheim and its Bloomäuler . Ed .: Garden City Citizens' Association. Mannheim 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-023506-1 .
Web links
- Mario Reschke and Verena-Désirée Stier: Die Bloomäuler, listing of the medal bearers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Where does “Bloomaul” come from? In: Mannheimer Morgen. March 17, 2012, accessed March 26, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Honor with a wink . In: Mannheimer Morgen . The big anniversary newspaper - 60 years. July 6, 2006, p. 22 .
- ↑ The Bloomäuler : The Bloomaulkapitel .
- ^ Rhein-Neckar-Fernsehen , December 19, 2016.
- ↑ Mannheimer Morgen of February 12, 2018, page 11.
- ^ Mannheim: Bloomaulorden goes to Ilka Sobottke - pastor with heart and brain. www.rnf.de, December 19, 2018, accessed December 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Mannheimer Morgen from February 24, 2020, page 11.