Seetal winter customs
The Seetal winter customs are a series of customs that are practiced in the Seetal during winter . Hallwil in particular is known for the preservation of old traditions, especially the mid-winter customs.
National customs
Sleeping
The Chlauschlöpfen (whip cracking) is applied from the beginning of November until the second Thursday in December in the region Lenzburg with flagella (whip).
Santa Claus
In the vicinity of Lenzburg , Santa Claus (Saint Nicholas) does not come as usual on December 6th, but on the second Thursday in December. On this day the traditional Chlausmärt takes place in the alleys of the city of Lenzburg .
Customs from individual places
Midwinter customs in Hallwil
In Hallwil there is a unique cycle of five mid-winter customs, the origins of which go back to the distant past. Until the 1920s, these customs had a long tradition in several communities in the Lenzburg- Seetal region . Only in Hallwil did they survive in this diversity and have even been further developed in recent years.
The whole cycle of customs includes:
- Sleeping
- Chlaus hunt
- Wienachts-Chindli
- The Silväschtertrösche (New Year's Eve threshing )
- Bärzeli
Blacks and whites in Niederlenz
In Niederlenz , the children are also visited by costumed figures on the evening of the Lenzburger Chlausmärt. The spectacle consists of two groups, each with a black and two white chlouses. In Niederlenz, too, the Chläuse are accompanied by the best Chlauschlöpfern .
New Year's Eve fire in Staufen
On the Staufberg above Staufen , the young people attending the last grade of elementary school erect a high wooden frame in the old year. On the morning of December 31, the school children in the village collect the dry Christmas trees, waves of rice and bales of straw. The material is carried up the hill and piled on the scaffolding. At midnight, when the bells of the Staufberg Church strike, the fire is lit in front of many onlookers.
New Year's Eve gluggling in Seengen Aargau
(New Year's Eve bells) On New Year's Eve , children and young people gather shortly before midnight to ring in the new year with their supervisors. Bells of different sizes ring. Petting are not included.