Jump through the basket

Jump through the basket in the saga treasure of the Kingdom of Saxony, 1874

Jumping through the basket was an honorary penalty in the 17th century in the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg . The name is derived from the phrase give someone a basket .

Details

Anyone found guilty of a minor offense, particularly a minor theft , had to jump into the water through a wide, bottomless basket. Immediately afterwards it was pulled out again. The primary purpose of the punishment was to shame the delinquent .

Others

The method of punishment was discussed in episode 73 ( Pat in the basket ) of the comic book Pat's Travel Adventure , but here it was moved to the 19th century .

Web links

Wikisource: The treasure trove of legends of the Kingdom of Saxony - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

^ Johann Georg Theodor Grasse : Jump through the basket . In: The legends of the Kingdom of Saxony . tape 2 . Schönfeld, Dresden 1874, p. 372 .
↑ Zeno: basket .
↑ Wolfgang Altenburger , Harry Schlegel : Pat in the basket . In: Atze . January 1973, ISSN 0323-8903 , p. 8/9 .

[Sagenschatz-1] Johann Georg Theodor Grasse : Jump through the basket . In: The legends of the Kingdom of Saxony . tape 2 . Schönfeld, Dresden 1874, p. 372 .

[2] Zeno: basket .

[Atze-3] Wolfgang Altenburger , Harry Schlegel : Pat in the basket . In: Atze . January 1973, ISSN 0323-8903 , p. 8/9 .