Sweep
Kehraus describes the final phase of dance events , derived from "sweeping" due to the long ball gowns of the dancers.
Originally, final dances such as the grandfather dance or end rows at wedding celebrations and other dance events were called sweepstakes . This started:
“[...] with a slow, march-like tour in 3/8 time, during which the dancers moved through the rooms, also across the streets, followed by two pieces of music in a rapid 2/4 time and ekossäse- like tours. K. got the name grandfather dance from the words that were sung to the ancient music: "And when grandfather took grandmother, etc." In Westphalia the K. is danced under the name Tempête , which name probably comes from the medieval Stampita , Estampita, Stampenie, runs back. "
An anonymously handed down sweep in 2/4 time can be found, for example, in the collection of Oscar Chilesotti .
In particular, the carnival celebrations on the evening of Shrove Tuesday are also referred to as "foolish sweeps". These carnival balls should be characterized by particularly excessive celebration. This is often justified by the fact that “ everything is over on Ash Wednesday ” and many celebrants have taken leave for this day. In spite of all the exuberance, attention is paid to the curfew when sweeping : All celebrations therefore end at midnight and are often associated with the traditional "burial" of a doll, which is supposed to symbolize the "foolish time".
The feature film of the same name by Gerhard Polt , which was released in German cinemas in 1983, deals with this topic in a satirical way. A metaphorical treatment took place in the documentary Kehrein, Kehraus by Gerd Kroske , who deals with the turnaround in Leipzig. This is also the term used to describe tidying up or quitting .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden - German Universal Dictionary. 6th, revised edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 2007 ( online preview ).
- ↑ Waste . In: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon . 6th edition. Volume 10, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1907, p. 809 .
- ↑ Hubert Zanoskar (ed.): Guitar playing of old masters. Original music from the 16th and 17th centuries. Volume 1. B. Schott's Sons, Mainz 1955 (= Edition Schott. Volume 4620), p. 5 ( Der Kehraus ).
- ^ Dictionary article of the Digital Dictionary of the German Language of the 20th Century , Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences