Fool's jump
The parades in the Swabian-Alemannic carnival are known as the fool's jump . In addition to the local fools 'guild that organizes the move, other guilds from neighboring towns, the fools' association or other friendly guilds usually take part. Exceptions are, for example, the jumps in Rottweil and Oberndorf , in which only the figures of the local fools' guild take part.
The participating guilds walk along the parade route one after the other according to a pre-determined layout plan according to figures in their costumes called “ Häs ”. The spectators are greeted by the fools with the first part of the fool's call of the respective guild and answer with the second part (for example Narri - Narro). In addition to the Hästrägern, music bands, fanfare parades, rag bands, shawm bands and guggen music often take part in the jumps . After the move is over, the streets and inns are often fooled .
The term "fool's jump" as a move originally comes from Rottweil and Oberndorf. The name also appeared relatively early in the neighboring Schömberg . Later it was mainly adopted in localities in Upper Swabia and finally used in parallel to the term "parade" at fools' meetings throughout the Swabian-Alemannic-Bavarian Carnival.
"Fool's jump" is also the name for the respective jumping step of the fool. In particular, bell-wearing masked figures jump or hop (in dialect also: itch) to music in the form of certain fool's marches . In the process, very different foolish steps have developed. The musical compositions are mostly tailored to this.