Eemaischen
Eemaischen (also: Éimaischen ) is the name of a market that takes place once a year on Easter Monday in the city of Luxembourg ( Fëschmaart ) and the town of Nospelt in Luxembourg . The event is part of the country's official intangible cultural heritage .
Surname
The name Eemaischen or Éimaischen for these markets is said to go back to the biblical city of Emmaus . Emmaus is a place mentioned in the Bible near Jerusalem . According to the story in Luke's Gospel ( Lk 24 : 13–35 EU ), Cleopas and another disciple are said to have met the risen Jesus on the day after Passover , when they went from Jerusalem to Emmaus , but they did not recognize him. In conversation with them Jesus interpreted the Old Testament and explained that the suffering of the Messiah was necessary according to the promises of the prophets. When they arrived in Emmaus, they invited their travel companion, who was still not recognized as Jesus, to spend the night with them. Only at the Lord's Supper, when Jesus broke the bread, would they have recognized in him the risen Jesus, who, however, immediately disappeared. Cleopas and the other disciple then ran back to Jerusalem that evening to tell the apostles and the other disciples about the encounter.
History of the markets
Luxembourg city
The pottery guild (Aulebäckeren) celebrated on Easter Monday in the St. Michael's Church , the guild exhibition in the city of Luxembourg. The market in Luxembourg City was first mentioned in a document on April 3, 1827, when, at the suggestion of police officer Jemp Müllendorf, the council of lay judges decided to move the previous small market of the potters' guild to the fish marketplace for the safety of visitors in front of Michelskirche ("Emmaus-Maart") ( lux . : Fëschmaart). The first market on the Fischmarktplatz took place on April 16, 1827. Since then, the market has been held on the Fish Market Square every Easter Monday, with the exception of a brief interruption due to the First World War and Second World War . The market experienced ups and downs over the decades and transformed from a pottery market into a kitsch market. Until the First World War, among other things, clay toys were also sold at the stands. The pottery trade in Nospelt deteriorated more and more, so that the Péckvillerchers also disappeared. In the end, fewer and fewer visitors came to the old town. Since 1938 the market has been reorganized and very successfully organized by the Old Town Committee (lux .: Comité Alstad). As early as 1902, the Alstad Comité had its own stand at Éimaischen. During the period of occupation by Nazi Germany , the market was relocated to Place Guillaume II (popularly: Knuedler ) from 1940 to 1944 .
The ceramic pipes ( Péckvillercher ), which were and are sold on the market, achieved particular fame . In the meantime, not only pottery, but also other handicrafts are sold and include music performances, folkloric contributions and food stalls.
Nospelt
Such a market (Eemaischen) has also been held in Nospelt (lux .: Nouspelt ) since 1957 , referring to the history of Nospelt and the pottery trade. The red-brown ceramic pipes (Péckvillercher) offered for sale here are limited and have their own serial number. These are said to be very popular among collectors. The production takes place partly in the raku process . In 2018, around 4,000 clay items were sold in the market.
literature
- Goethe-Institut (Ed.): Péckvillercher: clay pipes from the Rolf G. Mari collection , Luxembourg 1999, Goethe-Institut, Luxembourg,
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ D'Éimaischen , entry on the website of the national register, accessed on November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Nadine Schartz How the Péckvillercher came to the Fëschmaart , Luxemburger Wort , April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Nadine Schartz How the Péckvillercher came to the Fëschmaart , Luxemburger Wort , April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Easter and Éimaischen (March or April) , the website of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, luxembourg.public.lu.
- ↑ The capital in Péckvillercher fever , Luxemburger Wort from April 2, 2018.
- ↑ http://www.emaischen.lu/
- ↑ Colorful Easter program , Lëtzebuerger Journal of March 30, 2018, last accessed on April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Easter and Éimaischen (March or April) , the website of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, luxembourg.public.lu.
- ↑ Claudine Freylinger: "PÉCKVILLERCHER" - TYPISCH LUXEMBURG Traditional Emaischen on Easter Monday , website rosportlife.com, April 13, 2017, last accessed on April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Three days of Péckvillercher fever in Nospelt , Luxemburger Wort from March 31, 2018, last accessed on April 1, 2018.
- ^ A village firmly in the grip of the clay birds , Luxemburger Wort from April 2, 2018.