Fulda Carnival
The Föllsch Foaset (Fulda for "Fuldaer Fastnacht" ) describes the carnival season in the East Hessian city of Fulda , which is now an important carnival stronghold in Hesse . The history of the Fulda Carnival goes back to the 15th century.
history
On the Friday after "Valentini" 1508, the Fulda Foaset was first mentioned in a court document. The master shoemaker Contze Karl had been walking around "in the Larffen" the whole day on "barrel night" and had taken his brother-in-law, the "Miesmacher", who was already in bed, his skirt with him to annoy him. A mask procession through Fulda was reported for the first time in February 1825. The magnificent masked procession served as a model in Weimar in 1818, where the tsarina was also present. There were also foolish processions in 1826 ("Dreitheilige Carnival Elevator") and 1828, each with a carnivalist ruler, called Signore Faschingo ". A rarity are two foolish calendar pages from the years 1846 and 1847, in which" all excellent and original personalities "Fuldas are more The first carnival societies emerged in 1880 , the chronicler Anton Hartmann describes the beginnings as follows: “In the winter of 1880 a society of young people had joined together to form a carnival society, which had the purpose of arranging humorous evening entertainment in winter Surplus should be used for the organization of larger masked parades, etc. ”.
In the 19th century, the Fulda Carnival was mainly celebrated with masked balls . In the period that followed, however, the customs were neglected due to a lack of money and waning interest. At the end of the First World War, Mardi Gras was still largely a custom, but was practiced in public mainly by children. There were only a few traditional masked balls, such as the one of the citizens' association, Winfridia and the biggest annual ball, the gymnastics masked ball. Today's Mardi Gras followed the old traditions "with their meetings, balls, a Rose Monday procession and the folkloric hustle and bustle on the Carnival days" and was established in the 1930s from an idea of a regulars' table.
present
Today, the Fuldaer Foaset is jointly organized by a total of 13 carnival associations, headed by the Fuldaer Carnival Society (FKG). The remaining twelve clubs are called fringe states . In addition to the Hall events there are parades, including the children's parade on Carnival Sunday and the Rose Monday .
procedure
On Rose Monday , the city and numerous regional carnival associations as well as many other foot groups, chapels and motif floats march through Fulda city center and currently form the largest Rose Monday parade in Hesse. The Fulda Carnival Monday parade is broadcast live every year on the “ open channel ” and now and then on Hessian television .
At the head of the Foaset in Fulda is the prince, supported by two adjutants and the prince's marie. Each “peripheral state” also has its own “madness” or “princely”. As a special feature of Fulda, the peripheral states have a certain association theme, which mostly goes back to the district from which they come. There are - to name just three examples: the Ostend with traditional Indian costumes and a Bahadur or a Maharani as prince; the fountain mine with Biedermeier costumes and a pair of fountains and the Turkic League from an old part of the city known as "Turkey" with Turkish robes and a pasha as madness.
literature
- Michael Mott : Goethe and "Signore Faschingo" / Fulder Foaset: As early as 1508, people were walking around "with the Larffen" / Baroque Mummenschanz and foolish calendar pages, in: Fuldaer Zeitung, February 18, 1993, p. 12 (series: DENK-mal !).