Letsch

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The Letsch (also: Leetsch, Letz, Litsche from Latin : lectio) is a particularly on the Lower Rhine common wedding custom , similar to the hen .

origin

The Roman Ritual stipulated that a marriage ceremony , three calls for marriage proclamation preceded ( squad ): [...] denunciationibus praemissis tribus continuis diebus festivis [...] (German: "after the calls have been made [...] on three consecutive Sundays [...]" ).

Until the Second World War , the calls were read out on Sundays in high mass. Following the first of the three prescribed calls for the announcement of the marriage in the church (the Letsch ), the friends and acquaintances of the bride and groom came together in the bride's parents' house for a drink - also called Broandewien , for brandy . In some parishes it was customary to use the last call as an occasion for a drink.

Custom

A real Letsch therefore takes place on a Sunday, usually three weeks before the wedding . It begins around noon and often lasts until late at night. There is no formal invitation to Letsch - if you want to come, come.

In the past, people also fired on Letschen: In large milk cans with a tightly attached lid, a little carbide and water developed an explosive gas mixture with the air trapped in the can, which was ignited. With a loud bang, the heavy lid of the milk can flew meters through the air. This carbide shooting is a not entirely harmless custom that is now banned in Germany.

Today the Letsch often resembles a hen party that does without the rumble.

See also

literature

  • Zanders, Max - Religion and Customs.
  • Eicker, Hermann Josef - Straelener dialect.
  • Engels, Jakob - Oss Plott.

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