Toll (customs)

The word Maut or Klause describes a Carinthian custom before the church wedding . In Upper Austria the designation toll is also proven. The custom is also known in the rest of Austria, albeit under different names. So it is sometimes referred to as a roadblock , or just as a blocking off . In South Tyrol the custom is called a fence and takes place after the wedding.

The bride and groom are given a few solvable tasks that, to the amusement of the wedding guests, should be embarrassing if possible. If these are resolved, the couple “may” go to church and get married. The purpose of this custom is to test those willing to marry whether they can cope with difficult situations both together and alone. Often the bride and groom are expected to have skills that fall into the partner's specialist field or professional field in order to check whether one is also interested in the partner's tasks. But the bride's household skills are also put to the test.

literature

• Richard Wolfram: Customs and popular beliefs in the Gottschee . Volume 19 of publications by the Austrian Museum of Folklore. Publishing house of the Austrian Museum of Folklore, 1980
• Dieter Dünninger: Lockdown and solution. Writings on Folk Research Volume 2 . De Gruyter Publishing House, 1967
• Franz Huter: Festschrift in honor of Hermann Wopfner: T. Contributions to the folklore of Tyrol . Verlag Wagner, 1948
• Heinz Dieter Pohl : Little Carinthian dialect. Verlag Heyn, 1989, ISBN 978-3-85366-545-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ORF Carinthia Tatjana Dolžan Eržen / ethnologist at ORF Carinthia: "These days, stag parties are also obligatory for the bride, including the toll and the redemption of the bride." accessed on October 24, 2013
2. ↑ Quote: Maut ... (also as a folk custom for festivities such as weddings and the like) in: Heinz Dieter Pohl: Kleine Kärntner Mundartkunde, Verlag Heyn, 1989. ISBN 978-3-85366-545-9 , page 131
3. ^ Franz Huter: Festschrift to honor Hermann Wopfner: T. Contributions to the folklore of Tyrol . Verlag Wagner, 1948. Page 16
4. ^ Road block on the way to the Traukirche , accessed on April 18, 2010.
5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 2, 2012 
6. ↑ Lockdown and solution