Send (Munster)

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Send

The Send is the folk festival that takes place three times a year in Münster , Westphalia, and attracts more than one million visitors each year. The largest fair in Münsterland is held on around 32,000 m² in spring, summer and autumn on Schlossplatz . About 1,800 showmen apply for each broadcast . Around 60% of the 250 or so showman companies from all over the world who are awarded the contract for each broadcast are part of the regular workforce of the stand operators. At peak times, 230 stands were counted. In addition to the rides , the traditional “pot market” takes place at the Send, which has been given a declining floor space in recent years due to a lack of interest from visitors. Every Friday a fireworks display lasting up to 18 minutes is set off , which, according to the public order office, is organized and paid for by the showmen. Such a fireworks display was ignited for the first time in 1968 as part of the broadcast.

Broadcast dates

View of the send from the ferris wheel

The send takes place on three dates each year:

  • Spring end: from the third Saturday after the start of Lent (Ash Wednesday) to the fourth Sunday after the start of Lent
  • Summer end: on the occasion of the patronage festival of St. Paulus Cathedral , from the Thursday before the last Sunday in June to the following Monday
  • Autumn end: from the Thursday before the fourth Sunday in October to the following Monday

These dates have been deviated from more frequently since 2013 for marketing reasons in order to allow the broadcast to take place in the spring at more moderate temperatures and to avoid a clash of dates between the summer end and the European and World Cups.

Historical

Sending sword

The name Send is derived from the Synod , which has been used since the 9th century to designate the twice-yearly assembly of clergy and leading representatives of the diocese . Probably from the 11th century onwards, the synod was followed by a market that differed from the usual weekly market for city residents, because the sales restrictions and privileges of local merchants and craftsmen were lifted for the Sendmarkt. At that time, the broadcast only took place twice a year, in spring and autumn. The summer broadcast is not due to be introduced until the 19th century. The first documentary mention of the send is for the year 1525. In addition, a special market peace was in effect at these times, which meant a considerable tightening of the current city peace. Until 1578, any breach of the market peace in Münster that was connected with bloodshed was punished with death.

Since the autumn end of 1578, the so-called sending sword has been hung up at the Münster town hall as a sign of the court in session . However, on the late autumn night of October 24, 2000, the sending sword was stolen. To this day, there is no trace of the original. At the instigation of Mayor Berthold Tillmann , a reconstruction has been hanging on the town hall since spring 2001.

The broadcast was traditionally held on Domplatz , where it enjoyed the benefits of freedom from the cathedral . However, the business was also carried out outside the actual marketplace, for example on the adjoining principal market . It was not until 1855 that it was contractually stipulated that traders, merchants and showmen would no longer be tolerated on Cathedral Square because of the noise caused. The end was divided and the Cattle Market moved to the then still as Neuplatz designated Schlossplatz , the rides were set up before the Aegidiikaserne. It was not until 1916 that both parts were reunited, since then, until the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, they took place on the Neuplatz. After the end of the war, a lunapark was organized on Servatiiplatz once in 1947 as a replacement . The next year the Send took place again, until 1951 again on the Domplatz, as the Neuplatz, Hindenburgplatz since 1928, was still occupied with rubble. Since then, the location of the show has again been the area called Schlossplatz since 2012.

The spring end 2020 was canceled by the city administration on March 10, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d City of Münster: Münster's largest folk festival
  2. ^ Münstersche Zeitung , March 15, 2012
  3. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : New Send attraction: “Voodoo Jumper” for the first time on Schlossplatz , Münster, Caroline Hube, June 18, 2012
  4. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : Autumn time is broadcast time: showmen set up their rides , Meike Lorenzen, October 18, 2011
  5. ↑ a b c Westfälische Nachrichten : Autumn end start on Thursday: Attractive thrills and more , Münster, Dirk Anger, October 19, 2011
  6. ↑ Ultimo: A wild year: "Münster 1968" in the Stadtmuseum - Sixties revisited , ek, No. 26 / 17–2 / 18, December 18, 2017 - January 21, 2018, p. 4f.
  7. ↑ City of Münster: Calculation basis for sending times ( Memento from May 17, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Autumn end lasts 9 days for the first time: showmen are working on new structure , Münster, Ralf Repöhler, October 19, 2013
  9. ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Best conditions: Send is open , Klaus Möllers, April 18, 2015
  10. ^ A b Westfälische Nachrichten : Until 1939, carousels were turning in front of the barracks , Münster, April 25, 2015
  11. ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : Spring end and Münster's weekly market on the Kippe , Münster, Ralf Repöhler, March 11, 2020
  12. ↑ https://www.muensterschezeitung.de/Lokales/Staedte/Muenster/4168164-Sechster-Corona-Fall-in-Muenster-Stadt-sagt-Send-ab-und-haelt-am-Wochenmarkt-fest

Web links

Commons : Send  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files