Lucky too

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LUCKY TO -Müller coat of arms and greeting at the Marzahn post mill
Miller's coat of arms and greeting at the Furkertmühle in Klipphausen-Miltitz

Glück zu (also: Glückzu , as an exclamation: "Glück zu!" ) Is the traditional greeting of the millers . It was also adopted by molinologists and mill builders , the latter also using the greeting "Rad Glück!" As an alternative .

Meaning background

The greeting goes back to the wanderings of the traditional miller craftsmen, when the budding journeymen were supposed to carry their luck from mill to mill. Arriving at a new mill, the wandering apprentices greeted the resident master miller or his highest journeyman with the traditional words “Glück zu!” And asked for work.

The full greeting “Glück zu! A hiker speaks about work and greetings from the last master and journeyman! ”The name of the master and the mill of origin were then added.

The congratulations (in the original sense of the word) are intended to protect Müller and Mühle from storms, bad harvests, fires and other damage and accidents that were common in the milling industry and that could easily ruin a milling operation.

Congratulations also in the sense of "good luck on all roads!" - that is, on the (unsafe) wandering, but also a happy hand in dealing with the mill technology.

The greeting was also used to say goodbye, especially when the miller's boy continued his journey and moved on to the next mill.

Related topics

  • Glückauf - traditional greeting from miners

Web links

Commons : Lucky too  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Glück zu. The old miller's greeting. Nature and Wellness Höhnel - Obere Trebnitzmühle, accessed on October 19, 2010 .
  2. ^ Josef Schoo: Small mill customer . Meppen.
  3. ↑ Lucky too! Museum inn and sawmill Weißmühle, accessed on October 18, 2010 .
  4. ↑ Lucky too! The Kleiekotzer - A magazine of the Mühlenförderverein Lüneburg, accessed on October 18, 2010 .