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Prangerstange or Prangstange is the folkloric term used in the federal state of Salzburg , up to eight meters long and 80 kg heavy wooden poles wrapped with flower garlands. The most important flowers are those of daisy , gentian , mountain carnation , peony and lady's mantle . The name is derived from the Middle High German prangen 'to show off, brag, show off' etc. The shape of the pillory poles is reminiscent of the original form of the Roman Catholic bishop's staff .
Prangerstangen only play a role in a locally limited part of the federal state of Salzburg, and there again only in Pinzgau and Lungau (there prangstangen) and Pongau (there prangstangen), but not as part of the rite, but as a folk-cultural component of the local worship service. To be allowed to carry a pillory pole is considered a special honor and requires an excellent physical condition. The custom probably goes back to a vow made in the 17th century after a plague of locusts .
In Pongau they are carried forward on Corpus Christi day in front of the priest with the monstrance and the holy of holies during the procession . For example, in Bischofshofen , Hüttau , Pfarrwerfen , Werfenweng , Mühlbach am Hochkönig , this takes place on Corpus Christi, in Werfenweng on Sacred Heart Sunday (first Sunday in July).
Lungau prangstangen are carried through the town in a procession by male bachelors in the parishes of Zederhaus and Muhr on the feast days of the church patron Johannes the Baptist ( June 24th , Zederhaus) and Peter and Paul (June 29th, Muhr) .
They were also brought to Rohr im Gebirge in Lower Austria by Salzburg lumberjacks , where the procession also takes place on Corpus Christi.
During the year, the pillory bars are set up in the respective Roman Catholic parish church along the central aisle on the inside of the bench. The number of pillory bars fluctuates, for example in Bischofshofen there were five in 2008. They stay in the churches until the High Woman's Day (August 15th, Assumption of Mary ), then you take off the flower decorations and use them to add incense during the Rauhnächten .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ The prangstangen from Zederhaus , zederhaus.at
- ↑ Zederhauser Prangstangen ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Customs portal Lungau folk culture
Web links
- Entry on Prangstangen in the Austria Forum (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
- Prangstangen . In: Salzburger Nachrichten : Salzburgwiki .