Carbachute

Carbatcher from the "Plätzlerzunft" Weingarten

Child in the jester of the "Plätzlerzunft" with a carbatsche

A carbatsche is a whip made of leather straps or hemp rope with a short wooden handle.

origin

The name comes from the Turkish name kırbaç , which means “whip”. Karbatschen are now mainly sold by ropemakers in the Upper Swabian region. The production has hardly changed for centuries.

application

The carbatsche was originally used to drive cattle. Today it is mainly to be found during the carnival on Lake Constance and in Upper Swabia ( Fasnet ), for example in Weingarten with the Plätzler guild , in Pfullendorf with the Schneller guild, in Markdorf , Überlingen or in Stockach .

Fast

When “fast”, the “faster” swings the carbatsche over his head in one direction, then he turns his body with it in the direction of the swing, and then, when the carbatsche is almost behind him, it swings in the opposite direction with all of his body Direction to pull. This "pulling back" is repeated in the other direction and the sequence of movements begins again. The nylon ribbon woven into the outer end breaks the sound barrier every time and pops with the typical crack of a whip.

With this sequence of movements, the carbatsche describes roughly an eight above the head of the fast man. The real art of rushing is to use a sophisticated technique to move the carbine with little force and to produce the loudest possible bang. Experienced pacers can pace their carbine for 5 minutes or more before they lose their strength. Several quickers can also try to pop their karbatches in a certain rhythm while striking at the same time.

Customs

In Rupertiwinkel and adjacent Salzburger Flachgau from place Boxing Day (December 26) until Shrove Tuesday the Aperschnalzen instead.
Whip is also cracked when wolves are left out in the Bavarian Forest.

Web links

Commons : Karbatschen - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Snapping the carbine

Individual evidence

↑ Walther Mitzka: Silesian dictionary. 3 volumes. Berlin 1962-165, Volume 2, p. 618.
↑ Now they bang again - in a Stockach rope factory around 250 karbatschen are manufactured every year ( Memento from November 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Wikibooks: The Physics of the Whip Bang

[1] Walther Mitzka: Silesian dictionary. 3 volumes. Berlin 1962-165, Volume 2, p. 618.

[2] Now they bang again - in a Stockach rope factory around 250 karbatschen are manufactured every year ( Memento from November 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Wikibooks: The Physics of the Whip Bang