Purger legend
The Säubrennersage is a traditional legend from Wittlich in Rhineland-Palatinate and tells the story of an unfortunate looting of the city, which is said to have taken place around 1397 .
content
The robber baron Friedrich von Ehrenberg (in other sources also: Ehrenburg ) had besieged Wittlich. For a long time the city withstood the siege. One evening, however, the gatekeeper at the Himmeroder city gate could not find the bolt to lock the gate and instead used a turnip. During the night a sow ate the turnip. The gate burst open and the enemy was able to enter. The city was looted and burned down. After this raid the Wittlich drove all the pigs together to a big fire as a punishment and ate the Saubaten, which is still considered a specialty of the Säubrenner fair today.
meaning
The Säubrennerkirmes is based on the legend , a festival initiated by the former Mayor of Wittlich Matthias Joseph Mehs , which has been held every year in August since 1950 and is one of the largest folk festivals in Rhineland-Palatinate . At the opening of the fair , amateur actors perform the legend.
literature
Matthias Joseph Mehs wrote down the Säubrennersage as a poem . This poem is printed every year in the program of the Säubrenner fair.