Karkmess
The Karkmess (Karkmeß; from nddt. Kerk for church to church fair ), also known as the solstice of the Finkenwerder fishermen , is historically the festive high point of island life at the end of June and has been an annual fair since 1860 . The Karkmess emerged from the tradition of the Finkenwerder fishermen, who all returned to Finkenwerder with their Ewers at that time . Up until Karkmess, plaice was fished, and after Karkmess, sole was the most important fish.
Flood Age
Historically, the Karkmess in late May / early June (others in late June) marked the end of the Schullentiet (Schullentiet) season. That was the best time for the Finkenwerder fishermen, which lasted from March to Karkmess. Plaice fishing began off the East Frisian Islands and, as the water temperature rises, shifted to the deeper water off Heligoland until June .
It was a tough but also a very profitable time for the fishermen. The net was drawn in very often, with little rest, the net was hoisted every one or two hours so that the clods caught in the net were not damaged. After they were caught, they were kept alive for several days in the Bünn , a water space in the middle of the ship that was connected to the water outside the ship through holes. This means that the water with the catch always had enough oxygen to land the floes alive. Before 1900, this was necessary as a guarantee of freshness, as the restaurants and housewives demanded live plaice, which the fishermen often sold directly from the bünn of the stake or mizzen at the fish market. It was fished for about two to three days, then 4,000 to 6,000 plaice swam in the Bünn. Since the price for the plaice also depends on the quality, depending on the wind, Hamburg, or more rarely Geestemünde or Bremerhaven , was then headed for to sell the catch.
Karkmess
Karkmess is also known as the solstice of the Finkenwerder fishermen, because the other villages held a shooting festival . On Finkenwerder it was the festive highlight of island life, to which all fishermen used to return to their island and celebrate the festive season together with the family. The entire Finkenwerder fishing fleet was in the harbor at Karkmess.
During the Karkmess, the time was also used to paint the ewer, to carry out small repairs and to convert the ewer to the tongue time. The general assembly of the insurance company also took place at this time. Every fisherman had to have paid his insurance premium by then.
Tongue time
The best time for fishermen, the time of the clods, came to an end at the Karkmess. After that other fish were caught, mostly sole, hence the term tongue time. The tongues were not freshly landed, but slaughtered on board. This allowed the net to stay in the water for a considerably longer period, around four to six hours. Therefore the tongue time was not so exhausting for the fishermen. The tongues and bycatch were stored on ice. The travel time of one to two weeks also depended on how quickly the ice melted.
Web links
literature
- Broelmann, J. , Weski, T .: Ewer Maria . Urbes Verlag, 1992.
- Golz, Reinhard: The language of the Finkenwerder fishermen . Ed .: Altonaer Museum in Hamburg. Koehler, Herford 1984, ISBN 3-7822-0342-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Golz, Reinhard: The language of the Finkenwerder fishermen . Ed .: Altonaer Museum in Hamburg. Koehler, Herford 1984, ISBN 3-7822-0342-9 , pp. 180 .
- ↑ Gorch Fock: Seafaring is need on zeno.org. In: Seafaring is need. P. 235 , accessed June 16, 2011 .