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Biikebrennen
The Biikebrennen (meaning "bonfires" in Northern Low Saxon), Biikebrånen (in North Frisian) or Pers Awten (meaning "Saint Peter's Eve" in South Jutish) is an annual bonfire night celebration held on 21 February in North Frisia, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and in Southern Jutland in Denmark. The origin of Biikebrennen is unclear but the roots of the festival stem from pagan times. The meaning has changed over time. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the event was especially associated with seafarers engaged in whaling. The ritual varies a little from location to location. At Biikebrennen, nearly all North Frisian towns, and many isolated farmhouses as well, light their own bonfires, known locally as , at or shortly after sunset to bid winter farewell. See also *Up Helly Aa (fire festivals held annually in the Shetland Islands) * Burgbrennen (very similar custom in Luxembourg) * Funkenfeuer (similar custom in Swabian-Alemannic area) * Feuerrad (similar cust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biikebrennen In Wassersleben (2014), Nach Der Entzündung, Bild 010
The Biikebrennen (meaning "bonfires" in Northern Low Saxon), Biikebrånen (in North Frisian language, North Frisian) or Pers Awten (meaning "Saint Peter's Eve" in South Jutish) is an annual bonfire night celebration held on 21 February in North Frisia, in the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein and in Southern Jutland in Denmark. The origin of Biikebrennen is unclear but the roots of the festival stem from pagan times. The meaning has changed over time. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the event was especially associated with seafarers engaged in whaling. The ritual varies a little from location to location. At Biikebrennen, nearly all North Frisian towns, and many isolated farmhouses as well, light their own bonfires, known locally as , at or shortly after sunset to bid winter farewell. See also *Up Helly Aa (fire festivals held annually in the Shetland Islands) * Burgbrennen (very similar custom in Luxembourg) * Funkenfeuer (similar custom in Swabian-Alemannic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biikebrennen In Wassersleben (2014), Nach Der Entzündung, Bild 021
The Biikebrennen (meaning "bonfires" in Northern Low Saxon), Biikebrånen (in North Frisian) or Pers Awten (meaning "Saint Peter's Eve" in South Jutish) is an annual bonfire night celebration held on 21 February in North Frisia, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and in Southern Jutland in Denmark. The origin of Biikebrennen is unclear but the roots of the festival stem from pagan times. The meaning has changed over time. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the event was especially associated with seafarers engaged in whaling. The ritual varies a little from location to location. At Biikebrennen, nearly all North Frisian towns, and many isolated farmhouses as well, light their own bonfires, known locally as , at or shortly after sunset to bid winter farewell. See also *Up Helly Aa (fire festivals held annually in the Shetland Islands) * Burgbrennen (very similar custom in Luxembourg) * Funkenfeuer (similar custom in Swabian-Alemannic area) * Feuerrad (similar cust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgbrennen
Buergbrennen is a celebration centred on a huge bonfire which takes place on the first Sunday in Lent in Luxembourg and surrounding areas. In Germany it is called ''Burgbrennen'', in France and Belgium it is known as the ''dimanche des Brandons''. It is based on old traditions representing the end of winter and the coming of spring."Die Geschichte des Buergbrennens" , ''Neuspelter Buergbrenner a.s.b.l.''. Retrieved 22 February 2011. Etymology The word "brennen" or ''burg'' originates from the Latin ''burere'' to burn. In the south of , the day is still known as ''dimanche des Bures''.History ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonfire
A bonfire is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration. Etymology The earliest recorded uses of the word date back to the late 15th century, with the Catholicon Anglicum spelling it as ''banefyre'' and John Mirk's ''Book of Festivals'' speaking of a communal fire in celebrations of Saint John's Eve that "was clene bones & no wode & that is callid a bone fyre". The word is thus a compound of "bone" and "fire." In 1755, Samuel Johnson misattributed the origin of the word as a compound of the French "''bon''" (“good”) and the English "fire" in A Dictionary of the English Language. Regional traditions In many regions of continental Europe, bonfires are made traditionally on 24 June, the solemnity of John the Baptist, as well as on Saturday night before Easter. Bonfires are also a feature of Walpurgis Night in central and northern Europe, and Bonfires of Saint John, the celebrations on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sechseläuten
The ''Sechseläuten'' (Zürich German: ''Sächsilüüte'', "The six o'clock ringing of the bells") is a traditional spring holiday in the Swiss city of Zürich celebrated in its current form, usually on the 3rd Monday of April, since the early 20th century. Burning of the Böögg Following the parade of the Zünfte (guilds), the climax of the holiday is the burning of Winter in effigy, in the form of the ''Böögg'', a figure of a snowman prepared with explosives. The custom of burning a rag doll called ''Böögg'' predates the ''Sechseläuten''. A ''Böögg'' (cognate to '' bogey'') was originally a masked character doing mischief and frightening children during the carnival season. History The roots of the festival go back to medieval times when the first day of summer working hours was celebrated in the guildhalls across the city. City ordinances strictly regulated the length of the working day in that era. During the winter semester the workday in all workshops lasted a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hüttenbrennen
''Hüttenbrennen'' (lit. "hut burning"), sometimes also referred to as ''Burgbrennen'' (lit. "castle burning"), is an old-fashioned bonfire custom in many part of the Eifel mountains in Germany. It is celebrated every year on "Straw Sunday" (German: ''Schafssonntag'', Moselle Franconian: ''Schoof-, Schoofs-, Schöf-, Schoaf-, Schaufs-, Scheifsunndich'' or ''Scheefsunndich'', where ''Scheef'' means "truss of straw"), the first Sunday after Shrove Tuesday (Carnival Day or ''Fastnacht''), also observed as ''Funkensonntag''. Course of events ''Hüttenbrennen'' is celebrated differently in each Eifel town. What all places have in common is that the village youth - mostly male - collect straw and other combustible materials. In most villages, the material is collected only on Sundays, but some of them also collect the brushwood from nearby spruce forests many weeks in advance. These are then collected into a stacked pile, usually on an eminence, which is lit after nightfall. In many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funkenfeuer
A bonfire is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration. Etymology The earliest recorded uses of the word date back to the late 15th century, with the Catholicon Anglicum spelling it as ''banefyre'' and John Mirk's ''Book of Festivals'' speaking of a communal fire in celebrations of Saint John's Eve that "was clene bones & no wode & that is callid a bone fyre". The word is thus a compound of "bone" and "fire." In 1755, Samuel Johnson misattributed the origin of the word as a compound of the French "''bon''" (“good”) and the English "fire" in A Dictionary of the English Language. Regional traditions In many regions of continental Europe, bonfires are made traditionally on 24 June, the solemnity of John the Baptist, as well as on Saturday night before Easter. Bonfires are also a feature of Walpurgis Night in central and northern Europe, and the celebrations on the eve of St. John's Day i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditions Involving Fire
A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or impractical but socially meaningful clothes (like lawyers' wigs or military officers' spurs), but the idea has also been applied to social norms such as greetings. Traditions can persist and evolve for thousands of years—the word ''tradition'' itself derives from the Latin ''tradere'' literally meaning to transmit, to hand over, to give for safekeeping. While it is commonly assumed that traditions have an ancient history, many traditions have been invented on purpose, whether that be political or cultural, over short periods of time. Various academic disciplines also use the word in a variety of ways. The phrase "according to tradition", or "by tradition", usually means that whatever information follows is known only by oral tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisian Culture
The Frisians are a Germanic ethnic group native to the coastal regions of the Netherlands and northwestern Germany. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864). The name is probably derived from frisselje' (to braid, thus referring to braided hair). The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in Friesland), and North Frisian and Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany. History The ancient Frisii enter recorded history in the Roman account of Drusus's 12 BC war against the Rhine Germans and the Chauci. They occasionally appear in the accounts of Roman wars against the Germanic tribes of the region, up to and including the Revolt of the Batavi around 70 AD. Frisian mercenaries were hired to assist the Roman invasion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivals In Germany
{{Commons category, Festivals of Germany Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... Entertainment events in Germany Germny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Festivals In Denmark
This is a list of festivals and carnivals in Denmark. By type General * Aalborg Carnival * Aarhus Festuge, largest cultural festival in Northern Europe including several smaller festivals. * Aarhus Pride * Copenhagen Carnival * Copenhagen Christmas Festival * Copenhagen Opera Festival, Copenhagen * Copenhagen Pride * Cultural Harbour, Copenhagen * Culture- and Light Festival Lønstrup * Danish Bridge Festival, Svendborg * Esbjerg Festival Week * Exercise Festival, Torup * Fantasy Festival, Esbjerg * Farsøfest, Farsø * Free BunkerLove Festival, Løkken * Funen MC Festival, Odense * Geopark Festival, Odsherred Municipality * Hans Christian Andersen Festival Plays, Odense * Hillerød Music and Theatre Festival * Himmelstorm Festival, Hundested * International Living Theatre (ILT), Aarhus * International Sand Sculpture Festival, Søndervig * Kolding Light Festival * Krudtværks Festival, Frederiksværk * MADE Festival, DIY and co-creation festival in Roskilde * Mythological ART Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February Observances
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (the other four being April, June, September, and November) and the only one to have fewer than 30 days. February is the third and last month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February is the third and last month of meteorological summer (being the seasonal equivalent of what is August in the Northern Hemisphere). Pronunciation "February" is pronounced in several different ways. The beginning of the word is commonly pronounced either as or ; many people drop the first "r", replacing it with , as if it were spelled "Febuary". This comes about by analogy with "January" (), as well as by a dissimilation effect whereby having two "r"s close to each other causes one to change. The ending of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
