Lady's speech
A ladies' speech is a speech that is given at a party to the ladies or to a single lady and is intended to emphasize their merits.
Ladies' speeches are particularly common in student associations , where they are among the highlights at festivals like the Kommers and are usually given by the consenior or the youngest fox . Ladies' speeches are also held at celebrations of other clubs such as shooting clubs , gymnastics clubs and music clubs as well as on other occasions such as foundation festivals and graduation ceremonies .
A lady's speech is often delivered in poetry , but prose form is also common. It should be amusing, but not derogatory, vulgar or obscene.
According to the journalist and publicist Friedhelm Franken (* 1943), the women's speech probably has its origin in the Minnerede .
Web links
- Keyword ladies' speech in the Markomannenwiki
- Example: Ladies' speech by AH Brandt , pastor in Cronenberg near Elberfeld, held at the silver Arminen Foundation Festival in Heidelberg in 1912 (PDF file; 15 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ladies' speech on duden.de
- ↑ Anecdote on the topic of ladies' speech on talkwelt.de