Hejnał
Hejnał is a Polish signal of triumph that is usually played with a trumpet or a carillon from a tower (town hall, church, etc.). Today it is seen more as traditional cultural heritage and is sometimes played every day at the same time, mostly from the town hall.
Some Hejnałs have developed into entire songs and lyrics over the years.
history
The Krakow Hejnał Mariacki is also the Broken warning call ( Przerwany Hejnał called). It was played in the Middle Ages at dawn and dusk to announce the opening and closing of the city gates. It has been performed regularly since 1810, every hour in the four directions, and since 1927 it has also been broadcast on the radio at lunchtime. In the 20th century, historical facts (e.g. battle of Wahlstatt in April 1241), legends and the children's book by the American Eric P. Kelly, published in 1928, merged into the legend, first mentioned in travel guides in 1935, that the signal broke off because of the Tatar attack by In 1241 the trumpeter was hit by an arrow. Now, in his honor, the Hejnał is only played up to the note that the trumpet player was the last to play before his death.
Current Hejnałs in Poland
Hejnals are also performed in cities that were part of Germany until 1945
- Hejnał Mariacki in Cracow - every hour on the hour,
- Beskidzkie Echo in Gorlice - at 12 noon,
- Hejnał bydgoski in Bydgoszcz - four times a day,
- Hejnał miasta Opola in Opole ,
- Hejnał Iławy in Iława - at 12 noon,
- Hejnał Płocki in Płock - every day at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.,
- Hejnał Olsztyna in Olsztyn - every day at 12 noon and on December 31 at midnight,
- Hejnał Miasta Poznania in Poznan - every hour from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. with bells, but at 12 p.m. with trumpet,
- Hejnał Łodzi "Prząśniczka" in Łódź - twice at 12 noon,
- Hejnał Miasta Lublina in Lublin - at 12 noon,
- Hejnał Białegostoku in Białystok - at 12 noon,
- Hejnał Trzebiatowski in Trzebiatów - at 9 a.m., 12 p.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.,
- Hejnał Zgierza "Stary młynarz ze Zgierza" in Zgierz - at 12 noon (on Saturdays with trumpet),
- Hejnał Warszawski in Warsaw - daily at 11:15 a.m. in three directions (not to the east),
- Fanfary suwalskie in Suwałki - at 12 noon and
- Hejnał grudziądzki in Grudziądz (Graudenz) at 12 noon.
