Fools guild Oberndorf
The task of the Oberndorf fools' guild as a non-profit registered association is to preserve the traditions and organize the carnival in Oberndorf am Neckar .
history
The Oberndorf fools guild was founded on March 17th, 1908. On November 16, 1924 she was a founding member of the Association of Swabian-Alemannic Fools 'Guilds, from which she resigned in 1958 as a protest against the flood of fools' meetings as well as against the "unrestrained copying and copying" of fool's clothes, masks and the unique pretzel stick of Oberndorf Narro. Since 1963 it has formed the four-league with the guilds from Elzach , Überlingen and Rottweil . Since then, these four “historical guilds” have been celebrating a common “fools day” in their cities every three to four years.
The carnival in Oberndorf begins with the three kings meeting of the fools guild on January 6th. On Schantle Sunday, which usually takes place two weeks before the carnival weekend, the Schantles move from bar to bar from around 6 p.m. and satirize the city's events. The next highlights are Schmotzige Thursday , on which foolish groups roam the town's bars, the citizens' ball on Carnival Saturday at 7:11 p.m. and the children's parade on Carnival Sunday at 2:30 p.m. On Carnival Monday, the Schantle dominates the Oberndorf townscape. At 2:30 p.m. the Schantle meet and limp into town, where the children and adults look forward to seeing them. Now the Oberndorf “ramming” begins. The children are grouped around a Schantle and loudly recite the Oberndorf fool's sayings. If the Schantle is satisfied with the execution, he throws an orange in the air or presents the best singer with a sausage. The main day and highlight of the Oberndorf Carnival is Carnival Tuesday. In the mornings, at 8:30 a.m. and in the afternoon at 2:30 p.m. there is a historical fool's jump . From 6 p.m. the fools take off their fool's clothes and let the carnival end without disguise.
Figures of the Oberndorf Carnival
Hansel
The Oberndorfer Hansel - unique in his style and clothing in the Swabian-Alemannic region - with his orange harem pants, his dark red smock, his hemp wig, the mask with a toggle beard and a parasol is a laughing stock of the mercenaries from the war times of the 18th century. On the front of the dark red smock is a narrow strip of orange fabric, in the middle of which a dark red heart is sewn. This is mostly hidden by the lace collar and the leather strap of the bells. His copper "Gschell" (bells) consists of up to four straps. He carries a basket full of sweets - also called "Gutsle" in Swabian , which he gives to the audience. The Hansel form the first of the three groups of the Oberndorfer Fasnet, the second group form the Narros and the end of the fool's jump is the Schantle.
Narro
The Oberndorfer Narro is a white fool . It is believed that the Oberndorf Narro was created after 1786, based on the model of the Villinger Narro. He wears a white “linen dress” painted with oil or oil-wax paints.
A specialty and once again unique in the Swabian-Alemannic Carnival is the pretzel stick. All others in other fools' guilds are copies or modifications. Originally, the pretzel rod was probably a simple broomstick, as old photos show. Today it is a bit more comfortable with a kind of crossguard. As the name suggests, the Narro carries around 25 to 35 pretzels through the streets to distribute and throw them out among the spectators.
In addition, many have a "snuff basket" with them that contains sweets and chocolates. This is stretched out towards the viewer, who is allowed to take something out and sometimes sticks his nose into the fabric-covered basket almost out of curiosity - just "sniffs" .
The narro wears a mask made of linden wood called a larva , of which there are two variants: the smooth larva, similar to a baroque putto , and the bearded larva with a distinctive black mustache. It does not have to mean that there is necessarily a woman under a smooth larva and a man under a beard larva.
Furthermore, the Narro wears two or four straps with copper bells crossed on the shoulders. The painting of a Narro is very complex. There are many variations and varieties, especially with old clothes. This work takes about 80 to 100 hours and is only mastered by a few.
- Hood
The headboard, cut like a cowl , wears a green Biedermeier hat with a red ribbon, black cock feathers and flowers, as well as the larva. There are also many variations here. Many are only painted with the "peasant roses" and the edge with the points like on the jacket, others also show coats of arms, such as that of the dukes of Teck or the counts of Hohenberg and other former owners and noble families of the city. A few have two portraits of young men or girls in front.
A black braid of horsehair is sewn onto the transition to the larva , with small earrings made of colored glass beads dangling from the ends. In addition, the badge “Original Oberndorfer Narrenkleid” with the registration number is sewn onto the hood, which shows that the fool's dress complies with the historical specifications and was registered by the inspection committee of the fools' guild. Plaques from the fool's days of the four-league and jump ribbons for participation in the fool's jump on Carnival Tuesday are also attached.
- jacket
Most noticeable on the Narro's jacket is the image of the back. It shows a historical scene from the Oberndorf townscape, often painted from old photos or drawings. Figures, such as the well-known motif of the lute player, are rarer as a back image . Tendrils with red and blue “peasant roses” are painted on the front and on the sleeves . You can see very little of the painting in the chest area, however, because it is covered by the bell straps and two large silk scarves. The lower hem of the smock is framed by golden-yellow, black-edged spikes - probably based on the city's coat of arms.
- trousers
At the front, the bear and lion are wearing the very wide-cut trousers tied at the bottom, each holding a glass of red wine in their paws and toasting each other. The bear is black, the lion ocher to brown. The back of the pants bears historical figures, most of which are related to the image on the back. Some old fool's clothes also show a post horn or a sun on the buttocks. With these, the bear and lion often stand on the back and the Narro apparently wears his pants upside down.
Schantle
The Schantle, which can only be found in a slightly different form in Rottweil and Schwenningen, was created around 1800. It was the least “refined” and today still wears his trousers and smock made of checked butcher's linen with colorful spots or plätzle occupied. Like the Narro and the Hansel, he also wears a mask carved from linden wood, but with distinctive noses, prongs, grinning, grinning, coarse, almost terrifying, and a green Biedermeier hat with a red ribbon. In addition to a handle basket from which he distributes sausages and oranges, the "sausage rod" is also part of his equipment. In contrast to Hansel and Narro, who both jump, the Schantle limps. Incidentally, the Schantle enjoys the privilege of being able to go out into the street and through the bars before Shrove Tuesday, to say something. Narro and Hansel are only allowed to take part in the historical fool's jump on Shrove Tuesday. Special types of larvae (masks) are the "Blecker" , the "Heulerle" and the "Drecklärvle" , originally probably a Hansel or Narrolarva, from which any paint has peeled off. The oranges distributed by the Schantle go back indirectly to an armaments deal between the Mauser company and Turkey in 1887.
Police cantle
As a single figure, the “Oberndorfer Polizeischantle” concludes the fool's jump. With his stately figure he represents a majestic appearance. The Police Schantle differs significantly from the "normal" Schantle: Instead of a dress made of butcher's linen with colorful spots, he wears a uniform made of beige linen with red facings, and no hood, but a hemp wig with a long plait with a black tricorne attached upside down . The saber serves as an unmistakable mark of his authority. He uses this threateningly to persuade Schantle to move on, who deal too intensively with the audience.
Bennerrössle
After the First World War, the first carnival horses appeared in Oberndorf. They serve as figures of order during the fool's jump and keep the train route clear. The Rössle riders are only partially masked and wear jockey clothing.
Fools sayings
Typical Oberndorfer fool's slogans are "O jerom, o jerom, dia Fasnet hot a hole", "Now I'm going to stop there", "En da hentere Gass", "Lirum, larum, Lädamle" and "The day that is so joyful ”.
O jerom, o jerom, dia Fasnet hot a hole
O jerom, o jerom
dia Fasnet hot a hole,
hot koin Kreuzer Money in a sack
zom a packet of smoking tobacco.
O jerom, o jerom,
dia Fasnet hot a hole.
Now, m'r nemme senga,
de fool nore sprenga.
O jerom, o jerom,
dia Fasnet hot a hole!
Now I'm just walking around
Now I just go to nemme,
nemme hoam
until mei Muatter Küachle wakes up on
a different face.
Now m'r just going to nemme,
nemme hoam.
En da hentera Gass
En da hentera Gass,
en da vordera Gass, you
live with fat Beck,
who stretches his ass out of the window
mer moint, that's on wake-up.
It's fine wake, it's fine wake, it
's the ass of Richter-Beck!
Lirum, larum, lädamle
Lirum, larum, Lädamle,
's Kätzle hot a Wädamle,
ond a Löchle obadruff,
d' Narra staußet d 'Nasa druff,
- drom hent se au so Warza druff!
The day that is so joyful
The day that is so joyful, led by
Mischt.
That d'r [Mayor of Oberndorf],
an reachter Sauhond isch!
(Note: Instead of the mayor, the name of the person addressed can be used. "Sauhond" is not an insult in Oberndorf during carnival time, but rather an honor.)
literature
- Günther Wolf: The day is so joyful. Oberndorf am Neckar and its cheerful Fasnet . Edited by the Oberndorf fool's guild. Silberburg-Verlag, Tübingen 2003, ISBN 3-87407-567-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adolf Ulmschneider, Oberndorf am Neckar in serene and difficult days
- ↑ Fool's Mirror .
- ↑ Rottweil Why do Oberndorfer Schantle throw oranges? Schwarzwälder-Bote, March 2, 2011
- ↑ Spelling of the sayings after Günther Wolf: The day is so joyful. Oberndorf am Neckar and its cheerful Fasnet . Edited by the Oberndorf fool's guild. Silberburg-Verlag, Tübingen 2003, ISBN 3-87407-567-2 , p. 138