Bridal
The Bräuteln (old word for marriage ) is a traditional Swabian-Alemannic Fasnets - custom , which in Hohenzollerisch-Sigmaringer is cultivated area.
origin
Bringing was shaped by the years of need during and after the Thirty Years' War . After the war, the few remaining citizens found it difficult to make a living. In 1649 the emigrants were called to return, but this mostly failed due to the financial situation, as the emigrants had to prove a fortune of 57 guilders in order to become citizens again. This was usually not possible for young prospective spouses and therefore the craft guilds supported the marriage. The guild masters chose a senior journeyman who became the point of contact for the married journeyman. Such a wedding then became a special celebration for all journeymen and for the citizens. The church book of Sigmaringen-Laiz from 1659 contains the following entry: “We were very happy, a couple got married again, so they were put on a pole and carried around the fountain of fools.” Mardi Gras used to be a popular wedding date , since sexual abstinence was then required and one was no longer allowed to celebrate.
Places with bridal and single societies
- Ablach
- Bingen
- Haigerloch (every four years)
- Inzigkofen
- Jungnau
- Krauchenwies
- Laiz
- Laucherthal
- Scheer
- Shout
- Sigmaringen
- Sigmaringendorf
- Mischief (every ten years)
procedure
Bringing in Laiz goes back to the time after the Thirty Years War . The settlements in the area had been completely destroyed, and people looked to the future with concern and little hope. When the first men found the courage to marry and start a family, this was seen as a sign of hope. Out of joy at this positive event, they were put on a pole and carried around the village well with the joyful sympathy of the population. That this actually happened and that it is not just a story to somehow fathom the origins of the bridal process can be proven: The first documented mention of bridal in the form we know goes back to the year 1659. At that time Laiz was the deanery, this is where the church registers were kept. One can find the entry from the year 1659 in the oldest church book: “The Freud was great, there were a few redeemed, still hot ma se on a stick and set around da Narrabronna rumtraga”. In the 1930s, the pastor of Laiz, Karl Winter, discovered this entry when he was rummaging through the church registers again in order to provide evidence of Aryans for citizens of Laiz. He passed this discovery on to the people of Laiz, so that the 300th anniversary could already be celebrated in 1959. In 1998 the fools guild received a treatise on the origins of bridal grooming from the former citizen of Laiz, Franz Reck, who was shown the corresponding place in the church book by Pastor Winter as a Latin student. To this day, the bridal ceremony is carried out every carnival festival with the great participation of the population and since 2001 even again, as in the old days, around the village fountain.
In Sigmaringen the grooms are carried around the town hall fountain on Shrove Tuesday morning by the groom journeyman. Anniversaries, newcomers and newly weds are brewed. They throw sweets, pretzels or sausages from a basket into the crowd in order to buy themselves free from the fountain. In the past, however, many people made the acquaintance of ice-cold water. This is mostly not done today for health reasons - in Sigmaringen it was banned by the princely rulers after a few cases of illness.
The hymn of the Semmeringer carnival is sung:
Rejoice in life - Semmerenger girl hand Peterla a,
everything is not forgiving, koine kriagt koin Ma.
And when the girl is garnished with Spitza,
and when she goes to Rome on the arm,
everything is forgotten, koine kriagt koin ma!
And if you have a kriagat, still hand se koi bed,
no need to sleep on cooked apples -
nothing is in vain - koine kriagt koin Ma.
The original text of the folk song Joy of Life (melody by Hans Georg Nägeli, 1794) has been repositioned to Sigmaringer proportions. "Peterla" are long, white panties with ruffles. The (traditionally handed down) text alludes to the Prussian officials and soldiers who came to the city after 1849, when the principality ceded rule to Prussia. These "tied up" with girls from Sigmaringen and, because they did not have an apartment of their own, had to spend the night on "Herdäpfelsäck" = potato sacks, according to the lyrics.
In Scheer , the wedding is celebrated on Mardi Gras. The masked “bride and groom” come to Hindenburgplatz and while the onlookers and other foolish people gather in the town, the “Hanswurst” (formerly court jester ) frees the children from lessons in the primary school and then runs with the brightly clad “fool seed” (fool offspring ) on the Hindenburgplatz for "sausage snap".
Meanwhile, the brewers go to the "Brunnenstube " to fortify themselves with beer and " Gröst 's". After the “Great Carnival Fool” has reported that it is ready at around 10 am, the senior journeyman calls for getting ready for the move. The "Faster" position, swing their carp whips in three beats and generate a pop that drowns out everything.
In the meantime the bridal procession is forming. The musicians first, followed by the guild master with the guild council. The “bride and groom” are placed on the “beating” carried by four senior journeyman. The basket with the candies and oranges is passed up to the bride. The groom receives the stick with the pretzels . This is followed by the senior journeyman with his journeymen. The journeymen from all trades in a double row with filled beer mugs and sticks with pretzel supplies for the groom form the end of the bridal procession, which sets in motion over the Danube bridge to the brewery to the sounds of the Scheerer carnival march. The assembled crowd of fools eagerly awaits the “jumping off” of the groom. The “big carnival jester” watches him especially, because as soon as the groom breaks away from his wife and jumps from the “beating”, a race between the two begins in the brewery. The loser pays a keg of beer .
When the senior journeyman later unmasked the "bride and groom", the "Rußler" and the "Hanswurst" in the town hall to great applause, the bride dance begins, which lasts until the afternoon. Afterwards the assembled brides spread out in different inns for the traditional "Gröschtsessen", a special Scheerer delicacy. In the evening it goes to the traditional Bräutlerball.
In Krauchenwies , this custom is also maintained on Carnival Tuesday in a somewhat rougher - original form. Here, too, anniversaries, newcomers and newly weds are brewed. While the fountain is covered in Sigmaringen - in Krauchenwies, however, many a bride still ends up in the fountain according to old tradition.
In Ablach , there is brewing on Carnival Sunday, with the bride and groom being carried around the fool's tree. As in Krauchenwies, newcomers and newlyweds are introduced to the village community. In addition, the newly elected boards of directors of the local associations and the newly elected local and community councils as well as the mayor are being discussed in Ablach. The single society prepares a separate judgment for each groom - which is presented to the village community during the groom.
Outside of the Sigmaringen district, the wedding has been taking place in Haigerloch since 1860 - which is probably due to the relationship between the royal houses of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and Hohenzollern-Haigerloch . Here, however, the wedding takes place only every 4 years - in each case in the leap year. The tip of the left foot is washed off in Haigerloch. Those who persistently refuse to be lifted onto the bar can still enjoy a full bath today.
literature
- Walter Bleicher: Carnival tradition in the city of Scheer / Danube . Bride's Guild, Scheer 1985.