Leap of luck
The luck jump is a traditional custom on New Year's Eve , which is particularly widespread in southern Germany, in Austria and in the Ore Mountains . In the Erzgebirge, New Year's Eve is part of the Three Holy Evenings , Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and the night before New Year 's Eve , which are traditionally celebrated with numerous customs. At the twelfth - in some areas also at the first - the bell struck on New Year's Eve, people jumped from the table or chair and said the following New Year's slogan.
"Howdy God! You new year, many blessings, peace and happiness. You are bringing us that with you! "
The superstition said that if you fail to make the mandatory leap of luck, your luck will run out in the next year. This New Year's Eve tradition has been somewhat forgotten in some regions since the middle of the 20th century.
Individual evidence
- ↑ swp.de: Sekt is indispensable ( page can no longer be accessed , 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. , accessed December 31, 2014
- ^ Erhard Heinold & Alix Paulsen: Erzgebirgisches Customs ABC . Husum 2003, ISBN 3-89876-061-8 , p. 39.
- ↑ Manfred Blechschmidt: Christmas customs in the Ore Mountains . Altis-Verlag, Friedrichsthal 2010, ISBN 978-3-910195-60-8 , p. 81.
- ↑ Christoph Eberhard Schimon: Erzgebirge monthly sheets - old traditions and popular belief in the mountainous annual cycle . Grünhain 2000, sheet January or ice month.
- ^ Erhard Heinold & Alix Paulsen: Erzgebirgisches Customs ABC . Husum 2003, ISBN 3-89876-061-8 , p. 81.
