Westerhaube

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The Wester hood (Westerhäublein, Westerhäubchen, Westerhäubele) of Latin vestis derived referred OHG wastbarn or westerhuifgin or in the MHG vest (r) hemde , westerwelle hube , westerhuve , westerhembde or barn the Embryonalhaut that in some newborn than the rest of the amnion or covered the head. According to popular belief, this promises happiness for the life of the newborn child, hence the skin of happiness or the child of happiness :

“The same young man has ain westerhauben (so that would be called felin, which at times the customers poke at the world whether irem face). that is domals for ain fortunate, well respected, then it should be found with few children "

"(The same young gentleman had a western hood (that's the name given to the fur that children sometimes bring with them on their faces). At that time, it was regarded as a happy, good sign and found in few children. ) "

- Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm : German dictionary

The term also denotes the white baptismal dress , a custom that Tertullian mentions (around 200). However, the western hood is also a small hood made of white fabric, which in the Middle Ages was put on the baptized person in addition to the baptismal robe after the baptism was completed by the pastor / priest .

See also

• Lucky hood

literature

• Johannes Franck: Rhenish Dictionary . Prussian Academy of Sciences, Society for Rhenish History , Provincial Association of the Rhine Province, Josef Müller, Heinrich Dittmaier, Rudolf Schützeichel, Mattias Zender (arr., Ed.). 9 volumes. Bonn / Berlin, 1928–1971

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Westerhaube. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 29 : Little Wiking - (XIV, 1st section, part 2). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1960, Sp. 637-644 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).