Peter's fire

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  • Prepared Petersfeuer in Oberndorf near Schwanenstadt

  • In full fire

Petersfeuer (also: Peterfeuer, Peterlfeuer, Peter-und-Paul-Feuer ) are burned down in Austrian and Bavarian communities around June 29th . Organizers are local associations such as B. the volunteer fire brigade . It is a variant of the more common St. John's fire . The pile of wood is cut up days beforehand, and when it is burned down in the evening, a straw dummy is often burned, the so-called "Peter". There is still no generally accepted explanation for the burning of the doll. When the shock has burned down, fire jumping begins. According to tradition, one then has one wish.

Web links

Commons : Petersfeuer  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Church newspaper Diocese Linz: Fire at the solstice . Article from June 17, 2009, edition 2009/25 (accessed on November 3, 2018)
  2. ↑ Katharina Grantl: Fire pulls people under its spell . Article in the church newspaper of the Diocese of Linz on June 22, 2005, issue 2005/25 (accessed on November 3, 2018)