Faslam

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Faslam (also: Faßlam , Faslom , Fasslom , Faßlom or Faselabend ) is an old, rural Low German winter custom . Around the winter solstice , the servants and maids moved from farm to farm to drive away the winter with colorful disguises and a lot of noise. Food and drinks that were “puffed up” were used for a subsequent festival. Customs continue to exist in a similar form to this day.

Origin and historical context

The term "Faslam" is probably derived from the Fasel evening. A connection with Mardi Gras (the evening before Ash Wednesday) can hardly be established, because Faslam is celebrated in some places as early as the beginning of January.

distribution

According to previous knowledge, the distribution area of ​​the Faslam is northern Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt , especially in the district of Harburg .

Local manifestations of the Faslamsfest

The course of the Faslam differs more or less in the different areas.

Breitenfeld (Gardelegen)

decorated entrance sign for the Fasslom Festival 2006 in Breitenfeld

The Fasslom Festival in Breitenfeld takes place on a weekend in mid-February. The preparation is incumbent on the festival committee , which includes a debt servant and a lay judge. The village is decorated with colorful ribbons. Signs at the entrances announce the time of the Faslom. The so-called Heischezug begins in the morning on Saturday, during which the Fasslomstüber move from house to house. They proclaim spring and fertility and solicit gifts. In the evening there will be an evaluation followed by a cozy get-together in the community room. Lunch will follow on Sunday. A sausage crown is then handed over to the mayor, followed by a parade through the village with brass music. The celebrations end with coffee and cake.

Hanstedt (near Nordheide)

The Hanstedter Faslamszeit begins based on the Rhenish Carnival around November 11th. one year. On the closest Saturday, the new carnival parents are elected and then a carnival party is celebrated.

The "real" Faslamsfest takes place on the last weekend in January. On Thursday, all participants can win prizes in the price skate (and puzzles). The "Colorful Evening" with a handmade paper program and raffle follows on Friday. Saturday begins with the scrounging through the village, then continues in the afternoon with the children's carnival and culminates in the rag ball in the evening. The big carnival parade through the village then follows on Sunday.

Hollen (Hollnseth municipality)

The Faslom (rather Faßloom) in Hollen is traditionally celebrated on January 2nd. The full name in Hollen is Faßloompietschen. The word Pietschen is the Low German term for whip. In this context, that means whipping up the drinks ( he pietscht a glass non'n annern wech = "he hastily drinks one glass after the other").

The next morning the male young people gathered for a walk through the village. Partly in costumes, they went from house to house with music. With all sorts of spells the Faslompietscher called the woman on their supplies of bacon, ham, sausages and eggs to give some, Kiepe and the carrier in its Kiepe to do. In the evening and as a conclusion to the barrel loom, there was a kale dinner . Every inhabitant of the village could take part free of charge. In principle, little has changed in this ritual up to the present day.

The women and partners of the men are indispensable for the Hollener Faßloom. Not only that they are responsible for the hospitality in the houses, but also that they join the barrel loompers in the evenings. In funny disguises and with a lot of fun and humor they arrive in the hall, where the big barrel loom ball is celebrated together.

Hoopte

According to tradition, the Hoopter Faslam was first celebrated in 1924. The Faslam brothers spent the first of the two Faslam days only to roam through the village and scrounge. The next day the “booty” was consumed and in the evening there was a dance. On Saturday afternoon there is a children's dance for the little Faslams brothers and sisters. On Saturday evenings, the rag ball with raffle is on the program for adults. The highlight of every Faslam is the Faslams parade on Sunday afternoon. The parade is led by Faslamsvadder and -mudder in the carriage. This is followed by the floats, foot groups and marching bands or fanfare marches and many funny dressed and happy fools. On Monday, the Faslam brothers and sisters meet for the traditional scrounging. On Monday evenings, active and passive members of the Faslams consume what has been tied up in the festival hall. Well-strengthened, the “Danz op de Deel” begins in the evening with the awarding of the carnival raffle floats. The Faslam ends with this ball until the early morning.

Listen

Traditionally, the Faslam is celebrated in Hörsten on the weekend after Shrove Monday, with important people and utensils being the Faslamsmudder, the Faslamsbrüder, the Faslamskerl and the Faslamsbuddel.

About four weeks before the Faslamsfest the so-called "Faslamanbinding" takes place. Here it is discussed how many groups take part in the parade, so that a corresponding number of marching bands can be ordered. In addition, it is agreed who will be available as host for the Faslaslamskerl and the Faslamsbuddel this year (the search is then a little easier). With a sip of Köm for everyone, the Faslam is declared tied up.

On Saturday the carnival begins with a parade through the village. One or two marching bands, about ten brightly decorated carriages, the Faslamsmudder and the three Faslamsbrüder as well as the brightly decorated parade participants set off on their way. Each participating group has chosen a motto (this can be big politics, local topics or just a fairy tale, for example). They are looking for the Faslamskerl, a life-size doll in which the evil Kornmuhme (a ghost who wants to destroy the grain harvest) is hiding and the Faslamsbuddel. During the move there is a scorching. Donations of money, eggs, schnapps and sausages come together for the Faslamsschmaus on the second day.

The task of the Faslamsbrüder is to look for the Faslamsbuddel. Equipped with a shovel, rake and broom, they dig here and there until they find the dig. The Faslamsmudder, a man disguised as a woman, is looking for her husband at the same time to start the Faslamsfest with him by dancing.

In the evening there is dance music for the rag ball. On Sunday there is the Faslamsschmaus for the listeners and the parade participants. The highlight of the Faslamsschmaus is the "egg guessing", how many eggs were collected. There is a prize for each of the three best egg guards. The Faslamskerl is burned by some witches to destroy the wicked Kornmuhme so that there is a good harvest this year.

Jeggau

The Faslom is spread over two days in Jeggau . On Saturday the gifts are collected in the village, while the sausage collector goes from house to house, accompanied by the box-bearers, and speaks the following words: “If you want to get a good harvest and don't beautiful Fröjoar, then give us a few eggs in us Kiev, then they are holy, and we warn riek. ”Eggs and money go into the boxes, the sausage is impaled on the sausage fork. During the tour through the village, people shout: “What is it hüt un morg'n?”. The answer sounds like: "Hüt unn morg'n eat Fasslom." In addition, the members of the Fassloms Club wear birch rods and use them to hit everything that should become fertile, especially young girls. The Schultenknecht and the lay judges monitor the goings-on. The Fasslom Ball takes place on Sunday evening, at which the debt king is appointed. He is the one who has committed the most offenses that the lay judges recorded the night before. At the ball there is also the big egg baking dinner. Not to be forgotten is the collection of bows, with the women handing out colorful bows to the most popular dancers from Jeggau and property, who then have to be danced off. Whoever has received the most ribbons is named the ribbon king. Another highlight is the collection of the sausage crown from the mayor, this has the appearance of a topping-out crown and is made of fir green. At the corners are the sausages and colored ribbons. The custom has been carried out in this form since 1906. After a hiatus in the 1960s, he revived in 1988 .

Ohlendorf

In Ohlendorf, the Faslam takes place annually around the third Saturday in January. As with almost all Faslams clubs in the area, the start is the connection in November. Here Faslamsvadder, -mudder and two children are elected. This "Faslam family" helps the board with the organization of the Faslam. In addition, each member of the family leads a group during the scrounging session on Saturday and is responsible for the scrounging. In addition, the Faslams family represents the Faslamsclub Ohlendorf on foreign Faslams. A Monday motto is also chosen, which forms the end of the Faslamsfest on Monday. In addition, two Faslamsclowns are determined to organize and supervise the children's dance on Saturday afternoon.

Every year on Friday there is a big skat, dart, puzzle and bingo evening, where meat and material prizes can be won through active participation.

On Saturday the Faslamsbrothers and sisters in disguise go through the whole place from 8:00 a.m., ring the doorbell at every front door, sing the Faslamslied and thus scrounge themselves money, drinks and other things. In the afternoon there is a children's dance in the Schützenhaus, where children can celebrate in disguise and are looked after by the Faslam clowns. In the evening there is traditionally a big rag ball for everyone.

The end of the Ohlendorfer Faslam is the Monday feast, where people dress up true to the chosen Monday motto and drink and eat what has been scorched together.

Pattensen

In Pattensen , the carnival season begins in November with the carnival tying. The Faslam parents (Faslamsvadder and Faslamsmudder) are always male in Pattensen. According to tradition, the previous year's mudder is elected vadder. The Faslam parents go through the village at the beginning of January to ask for donations for the Faslamsfest at every door. These donations are the main source of income to finance the festival. At the beginning of January, the Faslams groups also start building their floats for the parade. The Pattensen Faslamsfest is the first full weekend in February every year. On Saturday afternoons there is a children's masquerade and in the evening there is the so-called festival ball (dance event like disco).

On Sunday noon the big parade through the whole village begins, with the wagon building and foot groups presenting their topics. After the move, car makers and visitors to the Faslam continue to celebrate together. On Monday, some wagon builders meet to scrounge: four groups walk through the village and ask the households for edible donations. These donations will be eaten together at the dinner table on Tuesday evening. Finally, the placements of the carriages and foot groups will be announced. There is a morning pint on Wednesday. The Faslamsfest is over on Friday, and in the evening everyone meets for a cozy get-together.

Ramelsloh

Faslam in Ramelsloh on the weekend of the second Saturday in January is one of the first Faslam festivals of each year. The actual start of the carnival season in Ramelsloh is the tying in November, when a couple of parents and two clowns are chosen. This team of four helps the board of directors with the organization and in particular leads the tours during scrounging. In addition, they represent the Faslamsclub Ramelsloh at external Faslamsfests. In addition to this choice, a motto will be determined according to which the hall will be decorated for the final Faslamsschmaus on Sunday.

The carnival weekend itself begins with the table football tournament, skat and puzzles on Friday. In the morning of the Carnival Sunday evening, the scroungers start through the village. They go from house to house and sing the Faslamslied at every door. As a reward there is then a small obolus in the form of eggs, drinks or money.

The digging then takes place on Sunday lunchtime. For this purpose, after the rag ball, the parents quickly hide two or three digs in any homestead, which is now visited again accompanied by the marching band. Citizens and Faslamsbrüder - now undisguised - are looking for the bottles. Once you've found them, you can finally have a morning pint. Then finally the little ones have their big show: it's time for the children's dance . Little princesses and cowboys can be animated by the Faslam clowns.

The end of the Ramelsloh Faslamsfest is the feast on Sunday - the drinks and eggs scorched on Saturday are consumed in this context.

Rottorf

The Faslam tradition has existed in Rottorf since the early thirties. Unlike usual, in Rottorf there is no pecking, but rather "piercing".

Traditionally, the Faslams preparations already begin in January with the meeting of the Piez brothers to choose the motto and to determine muddlers and vadders. Muddern and Vaddern are always the newcomers to the Piez brothers. In addition to the selection of costumes, "Jaqueline" is designed every year to match the motto. "Jaqueline" is a pullable old tarpaulin wagon for transporting music and chilled drinks.

Faslam (almost) always takes place on the Saturday of the first weekend in February of the year. During the “Piezen”, the Piez brothers go out in the early hours of the morning to ring every door in the village. After the usual Faslamslied and a short schnapps, the Piezbrüder usually receive money or hard liquor. In the afternoon the children's carnival, which takes place in the sports hall of MTV Rottorf, is attended. Distributing sweets and games with the children are common there. After this visit, the Piez brothers end the rest of their tour in order to celebrate with the villagers at the rag ball in the evening. A part of the proceeds of the Faslamsbrüder is donated every year to the kindergarten, the children's fire brigade or the youth fire brigade.

Sahrendorf-Schätzendorf

The villages of Sahrendorf and Schätzendorf celebrate the falsam together. As a rule, the Faslam takes place on the first weekend in January according to old customs. Many residents of the two places use the date as an opportunity to remove their Christmas decorations on the carnival weekend: "Faslam mutt sin willen häm".

In November the tying takes place, at which the Faslam brothers and sisters establish themselves as an organization for the following Faslam. There are no fixed statutes, so membership takes place by acclamation and only lasts for the following orientation. The Faslam couple is determined from the midst of those present.

After the rag ball took place on Sunday until the 1980s, it is now on Saturday. After tying up on Thursday, playing Skat and puzzling on Friday, it represents the high point of the Faslam on Saturday. The scrounging takes place on Sunday: The Faslam brothers ask for gifts for the festival at the houses of the villages. The Faslam is over on Monday.

Hesitated

In Stöckte , Faslamsmudder and Faslamsvadder are always at the head of the Faslam, both men. The Stöckter Faslam has become known for its colorful and humorous parades. The move was first carried out shortly after the Second World War (1949), and it was clearly inspired by the Rhenish carnival. At that time it only led through the small village of Stöckte. From 1969 you drove through Stöckte, then through the city center of the district town of Winsen (Luhe), and from there back again. Nowadays up to 30,000 spectators line the streets of Stöckte and Winsen (Luhe). The spectacle takes place every year on the Sunday before Rose Monday.

Celebrations in disguise were part of the Faslam quite early on, which in Stöckte had long been known as the rag ball. For the children in Stöckte at the end of the 60s / beginning of the 70s, the children's masquerade developed into an attraction, enriched for several years by the choice of a pair of Faslams children. At the beginning of the millennium, on Shrove Tuesday, the children's scorching established itself through Stöckte.

On Tuesday evening, the award ceremony for the moving topics has been taking place for several decades (there are around 80 judges on duty in Stöckte) as part of the festival ball. At the Stöckter Faslam, as elsewhere on the Rhine and Main, Ash Wednesday ends with the very traditional morning pint. There are hardly any differences between Faslam and Carnival in Stöckte, only the scrounging on Rose Monday is still a custom that only has to be assigned to Faslam.

Sülfeld

Bear pulling in Sülfeld

In Sülfeld , the Faslam is called "Bärenziehen" and is traditionally organized by the young boys' association, which includes unmarried men from the village. For this purpose, a previously selected young boy is tied into an elaborate bear costume made of straw. Sometimes this integration process takes more than five hours. Dressed up and with the bear on a chain, the young boys go from house to house from morning until late afternoon and collect donations in the form of eggs, sausage or money. The ladies of the respective house are invited to dance the snow waltz with the bear to hearty accordion music and the singing of the young boys. At this festival, the bear represents winter, which is to be symbolically driven out by the gang of young men with a whip. This custom can also be found in a neighboring town of Sülfeld, in Ehmen, under the modified name "Bärenzappeln".

Schwiederstorf

The Schwiederstorfer Faslam usually takes place on the third weekend in February and extends over three days.

The Faslamsfest starts on Friday evening, on which the Faslamsbrothers and sisters - all men and women who have already been confirmed but not yet married or are older than 30 - open the Faslamsfest after the hall has been decorated. From here the Faslamskerl, a life-size doll filled with straw, is carried piggyback through the town to the Faslam parents. The Faslam parents are usually married couples. Unlike in other localities, the "Faslamsmudder" is actually the woman and not the man and vice versa. Once here with the Faslam parents, the Faslam brothers and sisters as well as neighbors and friends of the parents are fed. Before that, the parents are sung the Schwiederstorfer Lied.

The children's masquerade takes place on Saturday afternoon in the club's inn. During this time, the Faslam brothers and sisters make their way to the Faslam parents again to look for the Faslamskerl who was hidden during the night. The guy who finds the guy is allowed to hold an honor dance with the guy back at the inn on the children's masquerade. The highlight of the Faslamsfest takes place on Saturday evening - the Faslamsball. The main component of this festival is the traditional price masquerade. Costumed and masked groups present themselves to the guests of the hall with their often self-made utensils. At around 10 p.m., the eagerly awaited unmasking takes place, during which the heroes of the Faslam are celebrated. The Faslamsball will then continue with dance and music.

At noon on the following Sunday, the traditional egg scoop begins, in which, in addition to the Faslams brothers and sisters, many older and younger villagers and a few outsiders take part. With a self-made "music box" on wheels, which has replaced the former brass band, people go from house to house to scrounge money, eggs or sweets. After many hours of hiking and stopping off, everyone returns to the restaurant, where the Faslamsfest ends.

Tangendorf

In Tangendorf, the tying takes place on the first Saturday after November 11th. Here the process of the Faslam is discussed, tasks are assigned and the Faslam parents are chosen. Faslam begins on Thursday with the joint decorating of the hall. Here the hall is set up to match the motto of the Faslamsfete. On Friday there will be the price skating and price trickery, with plenty of meat prizes to be won. The traditional "Kömbuddelsuchen" take place on Saturday. Here, mostly at night, a bottle of grain or liqueur and also several "fake bottles" with more or less appetizing contents are hidden by the parents of the carnival in the village. They are all wrapped in aluminum foil so that no one can guess the contents. Armed with pitchforks, the Faslam brothers and sisters then follow the Faslam parents, who lead the "pack" through the village, and diligently search for the bottle. Whoever finds the bottle must take the first sip. After the bottle has been jointly emptied, it is tied to the Faslams flag and flag first, accompanied by the Faslams song, is returned to the inn.

The children's masquerade takes place in the afternoon. The carnival party then starts on Saturday evening with annually changing mottos. Sunday noon will then meet for the traditional "Schnorren". Here the Faslamsbrüder and Faslamsister go from door to door and sing, accompanied by the accordion, the Faslamslied. This is rewarded by the residents with a donation of money or food. The after-party and the children's masquerade are organized from this.

Toppenstedt

The annual general meeting, also known as “tie-in”, is ideally on Friday, November 11th, otherwise the following Friday. Reports are made about the past Faslams year and the coming Faslams year. In addition, the offices of the Faslam board, as well as Faslam parents and cash auditors are elected. The unofficial part of the Faslamsfest starts on the Saturday before the Faslams weekend. At the so-called “Wagenbauerball”, the majority of the active meet in the pub for a warm-up immediately after building, sewing or doing handicrafts. The Faslam weekend starts on the second Thursday in February with the price skating and knobling, where you can win meat and material prizes. On Friday the late afternoon starts with the teen disco, followed by the Faslam disco. On Saturday there is the children's carnival and in the evening the theme party, which is very similar to the rag ball in other types of carnival. The highlight of the weekend starts on Sunday: the parade travels through the town with some large superstructures, throwing sweets and sometimes serving schnapps. The scrounging begins on Monday lunchtime. Depending on the number of participants, three to four groups are combed through the village. On the following Saturday, the award ceremony will end with music and a raffle.

Wulfsen

The Faslam parents in Wulfsen are responsible for the organization of the Faslam , traditionally always men. The younger one is the Faslamsmudder and the older one the Faslamsvadder. In places with mixed-gender Faslam parents, the female person is the Faslamsvadder and the male person is the Faslamsmudder. You have to take care of everything, from ordering the music to gifts for the children's masquerade and coordinating the entire process to small change for the cash registers.

The actual carnival season begins before Christmas with the construction of the wagons for the move. On Boxing Day, the Faslam is officially tied up.

The Wulfsener Faslam always takes place on the last full weekend in January and begins with the decorating of the hall on Thursday. On Friday there will be a price skating and price knobs. Saturday afternoon belongs to the children with their masquerade and Saturday evening is the rag ball. Sunday afternoon is the carnival parade followed by “Danz up de Deel” with free admission for everyone. On Monday mornings, the (traditionally male) Schnorr brothers meet to scrounge natural produce for the evening following the old custom (of course, a donation is preferred these days). For a few years now, some of the Faslam sisters have been meeting in the morning for breakfast in order to then work as cleaning women to free the village from the dirt of the move. On Monday evening, the scorched meat is consumed at hand-made speeches and demonstrations.

As the end of the festival, the new Faslam parents will be elected on Tuesday evening.

Faslamslied

Songs about Faslam that are often sung include Auf der Lüneburg Heath or Die Affen rasen durch den Wald . But there are also, especially in the district of Harburg, regionally influenced versions of their own Faslamslieder, which differ only slightly from each other. Each Faslamsverein has its own version of the song. In some places there are special, child-friendly lyrics.

Ohlendorf

And all the Faslamsbrothers,
live like me and you
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
They lie down drunk
get up and drink again
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
Up your leg, pig prices are rising
up your leg, pork prices are rising!
As long as the Mor inne Büx still fits
no work is touched,
as long as the Mors still fits in Büx
no work is touched!
FASLAM!

Ramelsloh

And all the Faslamsbrothers,
live like me and you
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
They lie down drunk
get up and drink again
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
They lie down drunk
get up and drink again.
Drinking brandy wine again,
break the windows of the peasants.
Oooh ooh ohh, with us in Ramelsloh,
Oooh ooh ohh, with us in Ramelsloh.
FASLAM!

Rottorf

And all the Faslamsbrothers,
live like me and you
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
They lie down drunk
get up and drink again
all Faslamsbrothers live like me.
Up your leg, pig prices are rising
raise your legs, let the fatherland live!
As long as the shirt fits inside Büx
no work is touched,
as long as the shirt fits inside Büx
no work is touched!
FASLAM!

literature

  • Birger Antholz: Faslam. Description of the north German carnival in the Harburg district. Harburg 2005, DNB 978259998 .
  • Peter Dederke: Pattensen - The story of a village on the edge of the Geest. 2005, ISBN 3-935096-16-X .
  • Heike Müns: From bridal crown to harvest wreath: jaes and customs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. A manual. Hinstorff, Rostock 2002, ISBN 3-356-00913-3 .
  • Gert Richter: Germany: Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Bremen. Bertelsmann, 1988, ISBN 3-570-08716-6 .

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