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Fulehung and Chutziturm, Thun

The Fulehung is a fool's figure , the year when Thun festival Ausschiesset plays a central role. Fule Hung is Bern German and means "lazy dog".

history

The figure goes back to the participation of the Thuners in the battle of Murten ; the Thuners succeeded in catching the court jester Charles the Bold . In Thun they chased him through the streets until he collapsed and the Thuners had avenged themselves for the mockery. As a court jester he wore a fool's robe with a mask. The original mask is said to have been stolen from the museum around 1930, so the exact age of the mask can no longer be determined. The oldest reports on Fulehung come from the second half of the 19th century, but no statements are made about a possible connection with the Burgundian Wars , nor about age or origin. The Fulehung occurs annually in the autumn at the Abschiesset in Thun. The common history with the imposition set can be traced back to the 18th century. He was the pointer of the shooting society who wore a fool's robe. He was responsible for law and order.

It was not until 1840 that further references to the Fulehung were found. He was there at the launching set in 1855 and wore a bell cap. At that time, however, it was not called Fulehung, but Bajass . In 1864 the fool with the devil's mask was officially introduced by the crossbow shooters and was primarily intended to entertain the children. Between 1880 and 1885, the shooting did not take place due to an epidemic. The current name Fulehung is said to have originated from the long absence. It has been called Fulehung since the turn of the century and the old name Bajass has been forgotten over time.

After 1920 a new dress had to Fulehung once again be procured, which he made with pork, together with the Brätsche now a stick blow received.

today

The Fulehung wears a disguise with a wild, horned mask . On the day of the imposition, he appears early in the morning and is chased by the masses through the streets and alleys of Thun. "Fulehung, Fulehung" is called after him. The Fulehung with Söiblattere (pigs blow ) and a baton, the Schyt armed and distributed to the cheekiest tracker sometimes zünftige punches. But it also has a «good» side: it gives small children free tickets for the «Rössl game» ( carousel ). To recover from running, he regularly retreats to houses in the old town, where he then throws sweets out of a window at the people.

The Fulehung needs a good physical condition and excellent knowledge of the city center, with all the back alleys and secret routes.

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