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Geloog (also Gelog, Jeloge, Jeloch, Jelooch, Geloch, Jelach, Jeläch, Gelag ) is a term from the Middle Ages with many meanings related to a social gathering: meeting, drinking, guild, group, community, brotherhood, feast; but also contemptuous drinking company. In a figurative sense, it also stands for bill / bill.

“Geloog” in its various forms of language is still a common usage in the Rhineland and in parts of the Münsterland with regard to socializing . In the Rhineland in particular, it stands for - more informal - meetings / groups, which, however, are subject to certain rites, both in terms of the occasion and the process. Gerd Schwerhoff interprets the (small) feast as a variant of (large) society. Thus, when used in the sense of a group , the “size”, that is, the number of participants, is also included. He describes the (Cologne) feast as "certainly situational, but always on new reproducing, institutional structures", or as an (in the pub) "order-creating, space and conviviality ... decisively structuring arrangement".

In the collection of poems from around 1850 from the Harz Mountains , the Ewerharzische Zitter , Gelog is also used in connection with “meeting / being together”. In eastern Germany there is a corresponding use in the form of gelag , e.g. Wieker Gelag (1452).

Word meaning

Of importance are the various language versions in the Rhineland , as it in kölnisch - Ripuarian basically no "G" is speaking countries - even words that start with "G", as spoken to "j". The same applies to endings with “G”, which are then pronounced “ch”. Over the centuries, this led to the different spellings in which the pronunciation was adopted identically as the written language.

Although the northern border of the Ripuarian language area lies with the Benrath line at the height of Düsseldorf , the term Gelog also seems to have spread further north.

For the sake of clarity, the spellings with “j” or “ch” are also included in the following - especially since these are more “dialect”, while spellings with “G” are more likely to be included in standard German. According to the Cologne dialect dictionary , “Jeloch”, “Jeloge” = feast, is to be laid ... 1a. originally every social get-together for drinking, feasting, having an appointment or as it happens or how you meet in your own home, in the neighboring house or with a friend, as it was in the old Cologne (15th century) , even in public taverns ... In the Eschweiler dialect, it means "unpleasant work or unclear, unpleasant facts or also colliery, pub bill."

Depending on the area, it is now used linguistically expanded for clubs - mostly traditional clubs - for example Maigeloog, Kirmesgeloog, Musikgeloog, Ortsgeloog or it only describes a group of young people who are planning a festive event according to traditional rules or adults.

In some places it still means feasts, festivities, often in connection with old traditions, from festive accounting and hen parties to “drinking cups” (Gelog). Around Vreden in the Münsterland region , it is used as "Drinking in the Geloog" - in modern times this means a flat rate for drinking ( free to drink for a basic fee ).

In some Rhenish dialects, the term is only used for noise during a celebration.

The different types of writing can be illustrated using the example of Cologne. In the urban area on the left bank of the Rhine, the same group is called "Jelooch" in kölsch due to local sound changes, but in the right bank and in the surrounding area it is called "Geloog".

In the literal sense of the word “group”, a “Geloog” was / is a relatively fixed grouping that ritualised together from a tribe of “old hands / members” in order to organize a regular event. In many places, for example, a log was formed at Easter to organize a May festival. In the Rhineland, this seems to have come up for the organization of secular celebrations in the 14th and 15th centuries - often in connection with boys' associations or bachelor clubs . Such groups are said to still exist today that can look back on a foundation at this time. It was probably an expression of a growing self-confidence - often also with regard to “hidden” goals, such as relatively free partying through to getting to know young girls.

In Thuringia, too, there are references to such “loose” communities, but in connection with the term “Gelag” (for event). According to traditional rules, a community of young people formed 10 days before Pentecost at a feast to set up the “May” - a birch tree - on the village square. During the night, the bachelors put little Maien at their Pentecostal brides' house.

A Geloog often had a club-like structure, but was basically not a club , did not want to be a club in the sense of the old traditions, but wanted to "have fun with d'r Freud with friends". Often the founding of an association would not have been possible for local reasons or educational deficits. In later centuries, these “freedoms” always led to conflicts with the authorities - even to prohibitions.

Nowadays, for a variety of reasons, such as legal security and ability to act or non-profit status , it is often imperative to establish an association .

The linguistic origins and assignments are not necessarily unambiguous, however, in some cases there is a derivation of “lie”, “store”; others suspect a derivation of "money / bill".

Even the names are not always historically traceable, as, for example, some groups in the Middle Ages were initially referred to as " Reih ", such as Maireih, Kirmesreih, Jungsreih, but later "Geloog".

Individual evidence

1. ^ [1] German dictionary by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, "Gelag", Vol. 5, Sp. 2845 to 2852, digitized by the Competence Center for Electronic Indexing and Publication Processes in the Humanities at the University of Trier, accessed on January 4, 2013 .
2. ^ ^{A b} Gerd Schwerhoff: The feast. Institutional arrangements and power struggles in the early modern tavern . In: Gert Melville (ed.): The visible and the invisible of power: Institutional processes in antiquity, the Middle Ages and modern times . Pp. 159-176, accessed January 3, 2013, GoogleBooks .
3. ^ Heinrich Pröhle:  Schulze, Georg . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 775 f.
4. ↑ rostock.de ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  
5. ^ Adam Wrede: Neuer Kölnischer Sprachschatz , p. 283, "Jeloch" Greven, Cologne 1993.
6. ↑ Hönig: Dictionary of Cologne Dialect , p. 81, “Gelog”, Bachem, Cologne 1905, reprint 1952.
7. ↑ Huppertz: Eischwiele Platt (PDF; 205 kB)
8. ↑ Municipality of Kall, list of associations: Kaller Maigeloog, accessed November 26, 2012
9. ^ Poller Maigeloog accessed on November 26, 2012
10. ↑ Jackerath, the festive year
11. ^ [2] Elsdorf, Register of Associations, Kirmes-Geloog Berrendorf-Wüllenrath, accessed November 26, 2012.
12. ^ Corps Geloog Grön Eck Oberlar .
13. ↑ [3] My Heimat: Maifest in Einruhr between 1945 and 1955, accessed November 26, 2012.
14. ↑ Naerrischer-sproetz-trupp.de ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .  
15. ↑ Hunnenjelooch  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
16. ↑ rarbachtal.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
17. ↑ Dr. Gabriele Rünger: Kreuzweingartener Customs , accessed November 26, 2012
18. ↑ junggesellenbruderschaft.de
19. ↑ Zwillbrock ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ Vreden (PDF; 2.8 MB)
21. ^ Sophie Lange: May customs in the Eifel . In: Eifel Jahrbuch 1993, pages 49-55 .
22. ^ Whitsun Flarchheim .