KAJUJA
KAJUJA Cologne (founded in 1949 ) is a carnivalist association that trains active youngsters for the Cologne carnival .
history
In 1949 the Cologne deanery leaders made the decision to organize a carnival session for the Catholic youth. The main initiators were city youth leader Friedel Weber and the then city youth leader Rudi Conin, who then also became the young association's first writer . Since its inception, KAJUJA has aimed to sift through, train and bring to the big Cologne carnival stages.
The origin of the name lies in the morning hours of January 26, 1950, when visitors to the first KAJUJA session on their way back from the Cologne Sartory halls from the famous carnival song “Ajuja, ajuja, now jeiht et widder ajuja” and the abbreviation for the Catholic youth "KAJU" created the new word.
The first KAJUJA president was Willi Ball, followed in 1953 by Heinz-Helmut Simon. Then Bruno Eichel, Gerd Rück and Mathias Klein held the office. Michael Bierther and Lukas Wachten have led the meetings alternately since 2002, when they were Cologne's youngest carnival presidents. They inherited Stefan Fischer, who has since concentrated on his job as the front man of the music group "Filue". In 2016, Sven Behnke took over the role of President from Michael Bierther.
Well-known carnivalists of the KAJUJA
Many famous Cologne carnivalists took their first stage steps at KAJUJA or are still active members. As former or current KAJUJA members, you appear free of charge at the meetings.
- Ne Bergische Jung ( Willibert Pauels )
- Colonia Duett ( Hans Süper / Hans Zimmermann )
- Filue (Stefan Fischer, Klaus Radek, Hans Georg Wagner, Michael Winkel, Mike Habeth)
- Et fussisch Julche ( Marita Köllner )
- Horner
- De Labbese
- Cross beat
- Tünnes un Schäl ( Jansen brothers )
- The globetrotter ( Gerd Rück )
Meetings
KAJUJA Cologne is currently organizing two large costume meetings at which not only the stars of the Cologne Carnival but also the best young talent from its own ranks are presented. The sessions in Cologne are known for their exuberant atmosphere, 100 percent costume quota and the original Cologne carnival . Moreover, by 2009 there was a meeting for active seniors, called JUBEAL session ( JU quietly BE countered the AL ter). After the meetings took place in the Sartory halls or in Cologne's Gürzenich in earlier times , they have found their home in the ultra-modern theater in the Tanzbrunnen in Cologne-Deutz since 2005.