Fishmonger
A fishmonger sells fish. In the Middle Ages, fishmongers belonged to a guild of freely organized traders.
history
The oldest known evidence of the existence of organized fishermen and fishmongers' guilds dates back to 1106 and concerns the guild of fishmongers in Worms . At that time, the city presented the guild certificate to 23 fishmongers for their guild for the exclusive and perishable sale of fish. Simon Petrus is the patron saint of fishmongers. His name day is June 29th . The apostle Andrew , whose name day is November 30th, is also the patron saint of the fishmongers. Mary (mother of Jesus) , whose name day is September 8th , is the patroness of the sea fish traders. The figure of a fishmonger is used as part of the Christmas crib . Notorious were the Loitz (family) from Greifswald , who built up a fish trading empire in Stettin in the 15th and 16th centuries . Today the Loitzenhaus in Stettin houses the city's art college.
present
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Fishmongers now work as free traders . In addition to the simple sales traffic from shops, they enjoy unbroken popularity as barkers at fish markets and weekly markets , such as the legendary Bremer Fisch-Luzie .
Literary fishmonger
- Franz Lubojatzky : The fishmonger of Naples , historical novella , 1841, Verlag-Comptoir Grimma
- Didier Savard: Dick Herrison 5 - The Fishmonger's Conspiracy , ISBN 3-933187-41-9
See also
literature
- Martin Schiele: Fifty years of the German fish trade. 50 years of the German fishing industry [1880-1930] ; Memorandum d. Association of German Fish Traders V. Berlin, ed. on the occasion of s. 50 years. Existing on May 24, 1930, Berlin: Wiegandt & Grieben, 1930.
