Shoddy Mundle
The Schuddig Mundle is a larva (mask) that is most popular in the southern Baden region and is an element of the traditional Elzach carnival costume .
It usually consists of a wooden part that completely covers the face and, in some cases, very high, sweeping jewelry as headgear.
history
The type of these masks originated in the early 19th century. The larvae probably originated in parallel in the Swabian-Alemannic region and East Westphalian Rehme as face covering during a Ascension ritual on the "Rehmer Island". At these feasts, attention was always paid to anonymity.
etymology
In terms of linguistic history, the term “schuddig” possibly goes back to “schurtig”, the Alemannic name for Ash Wednesday (“shower day”). The term was later transferred to the masks of Shrovetide. The name Mundle comes from the weaver Edmund Kammerer (nickname: Der Mundle), who lived in Elzach in the 19th century and carried this larva for the first time.
use
The Schuttig is the (main) fool figure of the Elzach Carnival. The mundle is one of many types of larvae that can be carried by a piece of debris. In the East Westphalian region, the “Schuddig Mundle” in its traditional sense can hardly be found any more and has almost been forgotten. Only a few copies of such masks can be found in local museums.
literature
- Schwedt, Blümcke: masks and mask carvers of the Swabian-Alemannic carnival . Theiss, Stuttgart 1984. ISBN 3806207852
- Andreas Huneke, Rico Quaschny: Rehme: 1250 years of local and home history of a Minden-Ravensberg village . Publishing house for regional history 2003. ISBN 3895344850
- SWR Filmproduktion: The fool is free at this hour - The Elzacher Fasnet (1986)
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