Order against animal seriousness
The Order Against Animal Seriousness is an order and culture prize awarded annually towards the end of the carnival season by the Aachen Carnival Association (AKV) to public figures, which regularly receives nationwide, often international media attention. The order was co-initiated by Jacques Königstein in 1952.
Goal setting
The Order Against Animal Seriousness is awarded to well-known national and international personalities in public life, "who combine individuality, popularity and motherhood, but above all have shown humor and humanity in office." Lawyers. Those honored become knights of the order against the seriousness of the animal for life .
history
In early February 1950, the British military prosecutor James Arthur Dugdale, public prosecutor in the city of Aachen, which was part of the British occupation, ordered the early release of a delinquent who had beaten up a Belgian occupation soldier. Instead of February 20, 1950, he was released on February 18. Dugdale's reasoning was that the person who had returned from a Soviet prisoner-of-war should not spend the highest public holidays in the Rhineland behind bars . Helmut A. Crous , editor-in-chief and AKV archivist, informed the Elferrat about this important event. The Elferrat decided to award this year's medal to James Arthur Dugdale in recognition of the (…) demonstrated understanding of the Aachen Carnival (…) . The humanity of Dugdale was honored by the AKV in the year in which the Charlemagne Prize was awarded for the first time .
In 1952 it was an event in Mölln that made the AKV sit up and take notice. The finance ministers of all federal states met. However, someone had their festive table cleared on the grounds that Schleswig-Holstein was a poor country and served pea soup . Königstein found out who was concerned and Jules von Jouanne, Kiel government councilor, received the AKV medal in 1952. The idea of the order was founded, and from now on a special person was sought “who, with humanity and humor, would fight against the soulless bureaucracy and recorded the neighing of the official white man. ”In 1954 the first order against the animal seriousness was awarded as an annual order, a newspaper headline against animal seriousness had given Koenigstein the idea of the name.
In the following year the order and chivalry took on their distinctive shape. The graphic artist Manö Paulsen designed the medal and jeweler Heinrich Jaspers took over the production. “The blue enamel sign shows a shako in a golden, paragraph- reinforced bird cage, on the top of which a bird whistles its song in freedom. Originally a military, of parts of the German police until the early 1970s worn headgear symbolizes the Shako the deadly seriousness that instead of winning with a dunce cap bird in paragraph cage is trapped. "When a stranger session designated religious ceremony was in the log book in 1955 for the first time written by the knight of the order . The award turned into a foolish accolade . "The idea of honoring examples of humorous, human conduct of office and praising them in a subtle, mischievous manner with a cabaret-cut pen developed into the figurehead of the witty carnival favored by Königstein ." The award ritual includes the obligatory laudation of the last knight. The designated knight receives as knight insignia: the Order Against Animal Seriousness, the knight's cap and the order 's role in the best kitchen Latin .
In 1955 the Order was temporarily divided into classes. The normal class of the order for unspectacular but original events and the special class of the order . The normal class was awarded three times. The AKV started to honor well-known international personalities. Thereupon, knight Carlo Schmid had warned in his speech in 1958: that we should not fall into animal humor out of sheer fear of the animal seriousness. Konrad Adenauer was knighted in 1959 for the 100th anniversary . The reputation and popularity of the AKV increased.
For the first time, pictures of the award ceremony in 1957 were broadcast on the ARD Tagesschau and in 1960 a 45-minute live broadcast of the award ceremony was broadcast. Consequently, the knight's block became a foolish act of state . The television broadcasts brought the AKV a financial upswing with the television fee as well as the pressure to succeed to present a knight who inspires the audience and a meeting president capable of entertaining. The program was broadcast live on German television until 1982 with one exception (1971). From 1983 the broadcasting slot was shifted to the third program with full broadcasting, in 1991 the AKV signed a five-year contract with the broadcaster RTL with a three-hour live broadcast, the club prematurely switched to WDR and the recorded broadcasting on ARD took place since 1995 Carnival show with Elferrat not permanently present on the stage. The order became known nationwide through the television broadcasts of the medal-awarding meetings. The award of the unusual order also attracted international attention to internationally known personalities.
With Gertrud Höhler , a knight was beaten for the first time in 1988. In 2020, Armin Laschet was the first Aachen citizen to receive the knighthood.
After the closure of the New Kurhaus in 1975 and its use by the Aachen casino since July 2, 1976, it was awarded in the coronation hall of the Aachen town hall and, since 1979, in the Europa hall of the Eurogress .
criticism
On February 3, 2007, Joachim Hunold , head of the Air Berlin airline , received the award in recognition of “that even today there are men who have the courage to be a guy”. The award was not without conflicts, as the allegation of surreptitious advertising was in the room. Hunold and others had named the company several times and promoted its services. Since the speeches of other politicians, especially Rainer Brüderles , were perceived as boring, WDR considered broadcasting the meeting only on WDR television in future . The main sponsor Zentis then temporarily withdrew its support for 2007.
Finally, the WDR agreed with the AKV that a shortened recording would be shown in the first program and a longer, albeit shortened version would be shown when it was repeated in the third program.
List of Knights of the Order
Since 1950 the following people have been beaten into "Knights of the Order" for the following reasons:
- Legend: † Awarded to medal winners posthumously
| year | Award winners | job | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | YES Dugdale | Prosecutor | Granted a delinquent vacation during the carnival season because he did not want to expect him to spend "the highest public holidays in the Rhineland" behind bars. |
| 1951 | - | - | The award of the medal to JA Dugdale in 1950 was the first AKV annual medal to an Englishman and was originally intended as a one-off event. |
| 1952 | Jules by Jouanne | Government Council | Instead of a feast, had a simple stew served in front of the assembled guests in Mölln: "Schleswig-Holstein is poor."
From now on, the AKV wanted to regularly honor such happy deeds in the future. |
| 1953 | Hans Sachs | Prosecutor | As a senior public prosecutor in Nuremberg, he answered a diatribe in Knittelversen sent to him in the style of his namesake Hans Sachs . |
| 1954 | Leo M. Goodman | Judge | Defused a judgment against a German and an Italian who had fought with an American over a serving of ravioli in a "cabaret" way. |
| 1955 | August Dresbach (CDU) | Member of the Bundestag | According to the protocol, it succeeded in evoking “cheerfulness” or even “stormy cheerfulness” 46 times in a Bundestag speech. |
| 1956 | Willem Baron Michiels van Kessenich | mayor | In a "humorous" way, stopped the war minister who wanted to confiscate a football field. |
| 1957 | Max Becker (FDP) | Vice President of the Bundestag | Regarding Bonn as the West German capital: "Bonn is the oasis in which the government caravan is temporarily stored on its way to its final destination Berlin." |
| 1958 | Carlo Schmid (SPD) | Vice President of the Bundestag | The Bundestag Vice President was honored as one of the “most witty and quick-witted” speakers. |
| 1959 | Konrad Adenauer (CDU) | Chancellor | For his talent for simply presenting complex issues. |
| 1960 | Rudolf Eberhard (CSU) | Bavarian Finance Minister | For his “unbureaucratic and unorthodox” tax policy. His squire was Rudolf Birkl . |
| 1961 | Bruno Kreisky (SPÖ) | Austrian Foreign Minister | Jokingly responded to the Bavarian city of Burgau's wish to become Austrian again. |
| 1962 | Rochus Spiecker | Clergyman | For his "argumentative, humorous" manner. |
| 1963 | Henry Chauchoy | professor | As a loyal employee at Mainzer Bütt. |
| 1964 | Ewald Bucher (FDP / DVP, later CDU) | Federal Minister of Justice | Because of his political glosses "Blue Letters of the Federal Government". |
| 1965 | Paul Mikat (CDU) | Education Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia | For his shirt-sleeved way of reducing supposed personalities to normal. |
| 1966 | Pietro Quaroni | former Italian Ambassador, President of the Rai | Nickname: "Laughing Diplomat". |
| 1967 | Karl-Günther von Hase | Head of d. Federal Press Office | For "quick-wittedness and irony" as top press officer. |
| 1968 | Per Hækkerup | dan. Budget Minister and former Foreign Minister | He was weighed down with cheese because of his stoutness. |
| 1969 | Hermann Höcherl (CSU) | Federal Minister of Agriculture | For his mockingly humorous manner. |
| 1970 | Denis W. Healey | British Defense Minister, later Chancellor of the Exchequer | For great "bon mots" of diplomatic dexterity. |
| 1971 |
Josef Ertl (FDP) Franz Xaver Unertl (CSU) |
Politician | Despite different party affiliations, quick-witted Bavarian speaker couple. |
| 1972 | Helmut Schmidt (SPD) | Federal Minister of Defense | As Minister of Defense, he allowed the soldiers the hair length that was fashionable at the time. |
| 1973 | Lance Pope | former British Counselor in Bonn | As a Briton, he was able to paddle and yodel like a true Bavarian. |
| 1974 | Walter Scheel (FDP) | Federal Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor | For “happy Rhenish” openness. |
| 1975 | Willfried Gredler | Austrian ambassador in Bonn | Composed diplomatic sonatas. |
| 1976 | Constantin Freiherr Heereman von Zuydtwyck (CDU) | President of the German Farmers' Association | Was able to represent tangible economic interests with a sense of humor. |
| 1977 | Raymond Broger | Landammann von Appenzell and member of the Council of States | His speeches against the bureaucracy in the Council of States were met with "(appreciative) salmon volleys". |
| 1978 | Ephraim Kishon | Humorist, writer | Satirically illuminated the fight against the (mostly Israeli) bureaucracy. Kishon returned the medal in 2002 because he no longer wanted to wear the same medal as Norbert Blüm , whom he accused of making anti-Semitic statements. |
| 1979 | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) | Federal Foreign Minister | As employer of the (fictional) ministerial director Edmund Dräcker . |
| 1980 | Richard Stücklen (CSU) | President of the Bundestag | Quote: "Humor is the top soil of democracy." |
| 1981 | Heinz Werner Ketzer | Provost of Cologne Cathedral | Was considered a "serious church", but also a "happy Rhenish church". |
| 1982 | Manfred Rommel (CDU) | Lord Mayor | The Lord Mayor of Stuttgart combined the "Swabian mentality with subtle humor". |
| 1983 | Bernhard Vogel (CDU) | Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate | In his “bird house” (his state chancellery) gave “foolish bird shows for feathered friends of all colors”. |
| 1984 | Friedrich Nowottny | journalist | Divided his interviewees into two groups: oysters - difficult to crack but high-yielding - and hot-air producers. |
| 1985 | Norbert Blüm (CDU) | Federal Minister of Labor | For his "idiosyncratic but colorful" way. |
| 1986 | Johannes Rau (SPD) | Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia | As a "biblical, (self) ironic" politician. |
| 1987 | August Everding | Bavarian general director | "Association of art and commerce, management, education and belief in all of its contradictions." |
| 1988 | Gertrud Höhler (CDU) | Professor | Motto: "You can only impart knowledge if you entertain." |
| 1989 | Franz Josef Strauss (CSU) † | Prime Minister of Bavaria | Known for its combination of intellectual acuity and rowdy friendliness. Awarded during lifetime, awarded posthumously . |
| 1990 | Lothar Späth (CDU) | Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg | For his “smart” introduction of the Transrapid . |
| 1991 | - | - | In 1991 the foolish state act was canceled because of the Second Gulf War . |
| 1992 | Jack Lang | Professor, French Minister of Education and Culture | "Bird of Paradise" in the Paris cabinet. |
| 1993 | Ruud Lubbers | Dutch Prime Minister | At the Maastricht Carnival he appeared as himself: "So that nobody recognizes me, I have to look like myself." |
| 1994 | Renate Schmidt (SPD) | Vice President d. German Bundestag | Because of their "courage to be human". |
| 1995 | Heiner Geissler (CDU) | former CDU General Secretary | Quote: “Fools are the real humanists. They love people, and that's the only reason why they can hurt them. " |
| 1996 | Bernard Henrichs | Provost of Cologne Cathedral | Interceded in the High Cathedral for a well-known “sinner from the milieu” in gratitude for his help with the recovery of a stolen cathedral treasure cross. |
| 1997 | Theodor Waigel (CSU) | Federal Minister of Finance | Because of his quick-wittedness at times of complicated tax and austerity measures. |
| 1998 | Heide Simonis (SPD) | Prime Minister of Schleswig-Holstein | Because of her "astute, unconventional and warm-hearted" manner. |
| 1999 | John Kornblum | Ambassador of the USA in Germany | Illuminated satirically aptly Germany from the point of view of the United States. |
| 2000 | Edmund Stoiber (CSU) | Prime Minister u. CSU chairman | Because of his Bavarian-jovial manner and his involuntarily funny word-twists. |
| 2001 | Guido Westerwelle (FDP) | Federal Chairman d. FDP | For his repartee. |
| 2002 | Thomas Borer-Fielding | Ambassador of Switzerland to Germany | Because of his humorous contributions to the German-Swiss relationship. |
| 2003 | Wendelin Wiedeking | Porsche boss | For the combination of economic competence and humanity. |
| 2004 | Henning Scherf (SPD) | President of the Senate (Mayor) of Bremen | In a politically difficult time, the SPD state of Bremen stopped with its "open, cordial manner." |
| 2005 | Karl Cardinal Lehmann | Bishop of Mainz | Motto: "I want to go my own way, whether convenient or inconvenient." |
| 2006 | Friedrich Merz (CDU) | Deputy Chairman of the CDU parliamentary group | For his fight against the German tax bureaucracy. Merz's speech on the awarding of the prize caused a greater stir when it later emerged that Merz had only copied some of it from a magazine. |
| 2007 | Joachim Hunold | CEO of the airline Air Berlin | Quote: “If you've done something wrong, but you can't change it, then you can only laugh heartily about it. However: The same must not happen again. " (His choice was criticized with an allegation of surreptitious advertising) |
| 2008 | Gloria Princess of Thurn and Taxis | Entrepreneur | For their “warm motherly”, charitable work. |
| 2009 | Mario Adorf | actor | "Mario Adorf [is] to be recognized as a personality of culture who is endowed with subtle humor and quick wit, whereby he is very 'human'" |
| 2010 | Jürgen Rüttgers (CDU) | Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia | “Being close to the citizens is important to him. It does not matter whether he is negotiating with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in California about filming locations for Hollywood in North Rhine-Westphalia or fighting with the Opel workers in Bochum to keep their jobs. This man is grounded! " |
| 2011 | Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) | Federal Minister of Defense | With zest for action and frenzy, he brings politicians to sweat and citizens to storms of enthusiasm. He takes refreshingly little importance to himself. Quote Guttenberg: "When the water is up to your neck, it is extremely unhealthy to hang your head." Was represented by his brother knight Philipp zu Guttenberg, who was made an honorary member of the AKV in 2012 and in 2015 he was a member of the knight's circle has been recorded. |
| 2012 | Ottfried Fischer | Actor and cabaret artist | "Pfundig, Bavarian good: A knight of format" |
| 2013 | Cem Özdemir (B'90 / Greens) | Federal Chairman of the Greens | "A vegetarian crocodile" |
| 2014 | Christian Lindner (FDP) | Federal chairman of the FDP | Lindner is a “natural political talent” and has a special sense of humor - “dry and profound, but also sometimes rough and always warm”. |
| 2015 | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) | Prime Minister of the Saarland | For Kramp-Karrenbauer's "unpretentious, straightforward, cheerful and humorous style in politics and in the Bütt" |
| 2015 | Philipp Franz zu Guttenberg | Brother of Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg | Was honored for his loyalty and the excellent representation of his brother Karl Theodor zu Guttenberg. |
| 2016 | Markus Söder (CSU) | Bavarian Minister of Finance | Not for his talent for involuntary comedy, but among other things for his weakness for crazy costumes. |
| 2017 | Gregor Gysi (The Left) | Politicians of the left | Gysi manages like no other politician in Germany to fascinate people for political debates |
| 2018 | Winfried Kretschmann (The Greens) | Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg | Kretschmann is a "convinced fool and convincing father of the country" with a humanistic understanding of politics and a subtle sense of humor |
| 2019 | Julia Klöckner (CDU) | Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture | because of their loyalty to the Rhineland-Palatinate Carnival; therefore she shows humor and humanity in office |
| 2020 | Armin Laschet (CDU) | Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia | due to his subtle, profound and Rhenish humor with the ability to self-irony; In doing so, he advocates understanding in politics (Laschet was the first from Aachen to receive the medal.) |
| 2021 | Iris Berben | actress |
Web links
- Aachen Carnival Association
- A foolish award with an international reputation , information on the homepage of the city of Aachen
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b To the order against the animal seriousness on aachen.de
- ^ Töller, p. 156.
- ↑ For this plagiarism s. Töller, p. 158 f.
- ↑ Töller, p. 160.
- ↑ Töller, p. 161.
- ↑ For the WDR broadcast, literature on acoustics in Gothic vaults was studied. Töller, p. 182.
- ↑ for example for 2012: Georg Dünnwald: Lots of Öcher flair is retained. (No longer available online.) In: Aachener Zeitung. January 30, 2012, archived from the original on May 7, 2016 ; accessed on February 13, 2020 . . Contrary to the article, the contributions by Margie Kinsky as well as Schlabber and Latz were broadcast. See also audience rating this year: Ursula Herrling-Tusch: Satisfactory rate: 4.1 million viewers for the AKV. (No longer available online.) In: oche-alaaf.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019 ; accessed on February 13, 2020 .
- ↑ The Round Table Against Animal Seriousness ( Memento of February 9, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), wdr.de
- ↑ Angela Effenberger: The fools have held the scepter for 60 years. Augsburger Allgemeine, January 14, 2011, archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Kishon returns the order "Against animal seriousness". In: Kölner Stadtanzeiger. September 1, 2002, accessed April 25, 2020 .
- ↑ Stern: Merz 'moped fun dragees , February 13, 2006
- ↑ Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers is the designated knight of the order “Against the Animal Seriousness” 2010. Aachen Carnival Association, accessed on November 3, 2012 .
- ↑ "Thirst for action and frills" - Why the AKV Guttenberg chooses. Aachener Zeitung, November 10, 2010, archived from the original on February 3, 2015 ; accessed on April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ Press release on akv.de.
- ↑ Cem Özdemir. Foundation of the order. Aachen Carnival Association, archived from the original on January 9, 2013 ; accessed on May 5, 2019 .
- ↑ AKV presents new knight Christian Lindner on akv.de.
- ↑ Kramp-Karrenbauer becomes the new AKV knight
- ↑ Double accolade in Aachen ( Memento from February 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Söder receives the medal "Against animal seriousness"
- ↑ Gysi as a knight of the order "against the animal seriousness" beaten WDR
- ↑ Julia Klöckner becomes anniversary knight. Aachen Carnival Association, accessed on March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Nomination: Armin Laschet receives medal against the seriousness of the animal in 2020. Aachen Carnival Association, November 28, 2019, accessed on February 9, 2020 .
- ↑ Humorous and committed: Iris Berben becomes 72nd knight of the order against seriousness. Aachen Carnival Association, June 25, 2020, accessed on June 25, 2020 .