American reacts to Amazing Fastnacht Carnival Masks in Germany
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RUclips translate struggling with the swabian accent XD XD
I thought it was better than expected. Except for a few words which might not have a direct translation.
@@LJJ22 True that, yet I totally see why Ryan is confused XD
My brother, if you told that man in his face, calling the dialect "Swabian", there's a high chance he might feel insulted.
That dialect here is called "Allemannisch". It's also used in parts of the northern Switzerland, mostly in the area around Basel. There also mixed with a even more thick swiss accent.
Small (but for some people important) correction. He has an allemanic dialect ;)
No swabian dialect...and it is a huge difference
Larve is an old German word for a mask, apparently still in use in southern Germany. To most northern Germans the word Larve would just mean a development state of an insect. 😅 I've read it a few times in the plays of Friedrich Schiller, who lived around 1800 and grew up in the Southwest.
Das Wort "Larve" für das Entwicklungsstadium des Insekts kommt ja von der Maske, und es heißt deswegen so, weil es das endgültige Erscheinungsbild des Tieres noch verbirgt.
Eigentlich ist "Larve" das germanische Wort für eine sozusagen "Verhüllung" und der Begriff "Maske" mit der gleichen Bedeutung stammt ursprünglich aus dem romanischen Sprachgebrauch. Deswegen heißt es auf französisch "masque", italienisch "maschera", spanisch + portugiesisch "máscara"
Ungefähr im 17Jhdt hat sich der Begriff "Maske" begonnen im deutschen Sprachgebrauch zu etablieren, abgeleitet vom französischen Begriff "masque" da es die Zeit war als "Französisch" die "Hochsprache" des Adels war.
Doch da die Fasnacht eine Veranstaltung des "gemeinen Volkes" ist, die ihren Ursprung noch vor Christianisierung hat, hat sich der traditionelle Begriff "Larve" für "Maske" erhalten.
Übrigens "Larve" ist nicht "Althochdeutsch" denn im "Althochdeutschen Sprachgebrauch" dessen Ursprung in den Alpinen Regionen liegt, sagte man dazu nicht "Larve" sondern stattdessen "Perchte" und das ist der Begriff der in Bayern und in Österreich und der Schweiz noch immer in Verwendung ist für "traditionell handgemachte Holzmasken"...und da unterscheidet man zwischen "Schön-Perchte"= "Gesichterformen" und "Schiach-Perchte"="Fratzenformen"
never heard of that word and i'm from the south of Hessen.
@@xrecix Und woher, denkst du, kommt das Wort "[jemanden] entlarven"?
Larve (German) derives from Larva (Latin) and just means mask or ghost. The biological use for insects started just some centuries ago.
Guys, if you send in video suggestions please do provide a quick explanation of the weirdest words, so poor Ryan has a chance to not be completely confused, although that it is a lot of fun to see his mind boggled.
How do we send in video suggestions?
thats what i was thinking also. there is no way a foreigner can make sens of words that are very uniquely used in just some regions.
This is why us Finland loves Germany.
And we sure love the finnich ❤
I love the sound of your language ❤, but unfortunately never met someone from finland. But we germans also love, that you guys invented the sauna 😘
Greetings from Berlin 😎
@@juwen7908 My sister in law is Finish (Suomileinen). Greetings from Stuttgart
"Schmecken" = taste is here used in the meaning of smell. Some German dialects use taste instead of smell.
Its southern dialects i think in Switzerland its used as well
@@E85stattElektroit’s the same word put in Switzerland you always know from the context if it’s taste it smell, we don’t use taste for smell.
As someone from the Swabian region, I think you could totally use one of those as a Halloween mask. It doesn't seem culturally insensitive to me.
Because its also Alemannic culture in Baden
Ja, agree, I wouldn't mind about such a use either.
Well, I personally think it’s not the right thing to do. There is a history behind Fasnet and the costumes. That’s why we sell Halloween stuff on Halloween and Fasnet costumes for the Fasnet. And one of these masks costs a lot more than just a Halloween costume. There is a lot of craftsmanship in the masks and clothes.
And it’s part of our culture.
The whole concept of cultural appropriation is insane anyway. Instead of gatekeeping something people should be glad other people find something about your culture so appealing that they want to wear it themselfes. If the intensions are good and you don't ridicule it, go ahead. Be proud instead of attacked and stfu Karen. (not you, people that try act like it's no okay to do so). There are only a handful of exemptions and those are obvious to intelligent people. Stuff like Gospel for example.
I think this whole "culturally insensitive" thing is quite unique for the US (but I'm sure it will swap over as everything)
As someone from the region, I can tell you that you are welcome to wear the Häs (the suit you wear) and the Larve (the wooden mask).
The video doesn't come across so well in English as it talks about a lot of culture without explaining it.
For example, the wood, its grain and density dictate how it should be carved. Sometimes you try to carve a mask out of a block and it just won't work because the grain or something else in the wood doesn't match. That's what he meant when he said there was a larva in the wood.
True, but usually the guild (Narrenzunft) would not appreciate it if you would wear it outside of the the fasnet days. At least if it's an official Häs.Also nowadays you'll get into big trouble if you do too crazy stuff wearing it. Getting totally drunk in a way you have to be carried would be not only acceptable but quite normal though. Source: I live 10 minutes away from Elzach
@@baergbur i live 5 min in reichebach
The word Fasnet or Fastnacht comes from 'fasten' (to fast) and 'Nacht' (night).
It's a different word for Karneval (wich comes from 'carne vale' which translates to farewell to meat.
"Larve" is a word for a full mask (from Latin "larva" = ghost), used for carnival masks in general. The "larva" describing the juvenile form of animals undergoing metamorphosis before entering adult stage is also derived from the same Latin word. The German verb "entlarven" means to unmask or to debunk.
4:15 He said "Fratze" which means "grimace" or "grotesque face". A "spoiled brat" would be a "verzogener Fratz" (without the ending -e).
4:55 Yes, they do strange rituals. For fun. The high time of the Swabian-Alemannic fasnet is the weekend before Ash Wednesday. It goes as this: "Schmotziger" (greasy) or "gombiger" (jumpy) Doschdig (Thursday), "rußiger" (sooty) or "bromiger" (black as soot) Fridig (Friday), "schmalziger" (greasy) Samsdig (Saturday), Fasnetsonndig (Carnival Sunday), Rose-Mondig (rose monday) and Fasnetsdienschdig (Carnival Tuesday, in French regions known as Mardi Gras). (Greasy refers to deepfried pastries, jumpy to the "Narrensprung" = fool's jump, as the parades are called; sooty to the custom to mark one other's face with soot, preferably without them noticing.) In the Rhine region the Thursday would be instead mostly called "Weiberfastnacht", in Bavaria "Weiberfasching" - the day of female domination, when every man seen with a cravat or tie get it cut down. There Rosenmontag (rose's monday) is the main day of celebration in the streets.
Preparation for Fasnet / Fastnacht / Carnival / Fasching starts after Epiphany day, but the last 7 days before Ash Wednesday are the culmination. The first day of Carnival however is November 11, Saint Martin's Day, which was in the early middle ages the last day before the pre-Christmas Lent, where you could eat your last goose before Christmas (later it became also the seasonal payday for farmhands, who get their payment for the summer's work then, often partly in kind, including sometimes a goose). In the Rhine region Carnival starts officially at the 11th of the 11th at 11:11 am.
Seeing what's inside: an artist's answer to how he made that sculpture is that it was very easy because the form was already inside. He just cut away everything that was covering it.
He doesn't speak "Swabian" (that's my own dialect) but Alemannic, spoken in Baden, which the Black forest is part of, and similar in Switzerland (Schwyzerdütsch). When he says "schmeckt" (tastes) that is dialect for both, "smells" and "tastes". If you tried to acquire one of these masks you would see that they are very expensive.
I missed the "Waggis" 🙂
Fellow germans... you do realize there will be the day when Ryan has reacted to so much stuff, he'll know more about Germany than we do.
James Bryan in white 😂
There are different traditions of Carnival in Germany. The "schwäbisch-alemannische fastnet" is quite different from the Carnival we know in Northrhine-Westphalia. Here, especially in Cologne, the "Fifth Season", what is Carnival also called , begins at November 11th, at 11:11 o'clock, and it ends with "Aschermittwoch", 40 days before Easter.
2:30 No, it wouldn't be insensitive to the culture, because our culture, as most of western europe, is based on sharing and incorporating.
This concept of "using some cultural thing" being "insensitive" is only something that people seriously argue if they believe in segregation and cultural elitism.
Exactly. This insensitivity issue is very Anglo-American. We Suebians won't mind if our masks are used in a comparable fashion.
A yeah, Black Forest. My "back yard". The tradition of "Fasent" in the Swabian-Alleman Region in SW Germany it's also called the "Fifth season". But quite different from the carnival traditions in Rhineland. But both have one thing in common. A good excuse to get wasted.
By the way, the word larva for the masks figuratively describes the dissimulation of a person who wants to hide his evil intentions. This is where the expression “exposing a criminal” comes from. The whole costumes of such traditional "jesters" groups are called "Häs", people wearing these outfits are commonly described as "Häs-Träger" (Häs wearer)
I'm really happy about the English subtitles. I come from Berlin. I hardly understood a word.😅
I think it kind of makes sense to be scared when you see the masks. As far as I know, the scary masks are supposed to drive away evil spirits and winter.
I am from the region and really enjoyed the video. I thought you guys would already understand Swabian without any issues, considering the many jokes about Swabians going to Berlin haha
@@E85stattElektro :D Most people underpress their dialect when they come here, which is a shame. Really. For most people, it's either to avoid a "coming out". Or to be understood :D. Berlin is used to newcomers, you can't do without them. People, live your dialect when you move here! It's a cultural asset that gets lost!
Fasching or Carnival is similar to Mardi Gras in the States. Celebration and indulgence before lent.
As someone living in the black forest it's very funny to see you so confused... 😂😂😂
Oh that's right from home. I am from Villingen-Schwenningen in the Black Forest, and the 'Narro' masks and costumes of Villingen are known to be among - if not THE - most beautiful ones. Also, english translations struggling with our dialects is so normal, every village there has its own dialect.
As long as you do not use a design of a specific guild, you should be high and dry to use a wooden mask for Halloween. The guilds themselves can be quite strict around who can join and wear the masks. With some guilds, you have to fill in the back of the masks when you leave if you do not want to pass it on. There are also sometimes limitations to the number of people who can join or restrictions such as that you have been born in a certain village.
What has started now is more the preamble to the Fasnet itself, parades and such. The Fasnet itself starts on the Thursday before Ash Wednesday and ends with Ash Wednesday (with the exception of Basel and a handful of other places where it starts Monday after Ash Wednesday, but that is another story). Traditionally, people would stick to their own village/town for this week, but in recent years this has changed a bit and there are more centralized events people go to as well (e.g. Rose Monday Parades on the Monday before Ash Wednesday).
It used to be more wide spread and there are different kinds of carnival traditions in different areas. One remnant in the UK (I don't know if it is celebrated in the US as well) is pancake day on the day before Ash Wednesday. I think Mardi Gras might be another remnant.
Thats my culture. I am from South-West Germany and I like our tradition ❤❤❤❤🎉
The guy speaks allemannic, the dialect of the alamanns. It is spoken in Baden (part of Baden-Wuerttemberg) and in parts of switzerland, located in the original region of the alamannic tribes. BTW: Wuerttemberg is "swabia", the region of the swabic language. Both tribes of Alamanns and Sueben were inherent hostile against each other. On April 25, 1952, Baden-Württemberg was founded from the regions Baden, Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern into one federal state. The foundation was a political act with lots of problems and discussions. Today the differences between Baden and Wuerttemberg are no loger present. We are one state.
Alamannic fasnet has nothing to do with the carnival on Cologne , Mainz or Düsseldorf. It is a unique fest to make the winter and the darkness of winter vanish. The fasnet fools are organized in fool guilds, each of them with strong clothing rules. They wear not only masks, but the full clothing, the "häs", does express their guilds.
This guy has a thick swabian dialect. I think many germans from other regions will not understand what he says without subs.😁
Alemannic... Elzach is in Baden.
@@denzzlinga Sorry dann eben gelbfüssler
@@unimerc5116 😅😅😅😅😅
... hard to say something worse
... but possible 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ja! Im really happy about the English subtitles. I come from Berlin and hardly understood a word. :D
@@michaelburggraf2822 Yes, i try really hard
He says Fratz' as short for Fratze, which is a ugly visage, grotesque or hideous face. But the auto translate takes Fratz as in "kleiner Fratz", what would be old slang for a little brat.
And when the auto translate says larvae, it is mistranslating the swabian word for mask "Larve" because the word can also mean larva (the words the same latin origin).
TL;DR: Everytime there is a weird word in the subs, it's either *mask* or the expression on the mask.
True. Never trust auto-translate. He speaks allemanic dialect. "Schmeckt" (tastes) = "riecht" (smells).
It's directly derived from the Latin word "larva" (plural "larvae"), which means _mask_ or _evil spirit._
In English, this changed to the meaning _insect larva,_ which in German is called an "Insektenlarve" or just "Larve", with "Larve" retaining it's original meaning in German being both the insect larva and an old-fashioned word for a mask still in use in Southern German dialects.
I tell you have to visit fasnet, it s so much fun. Also the locals are friendly (mostly) and love to explain their traditions. So visit us in southern german. Its at that time I am writing this comment. Would love to see some vlogs from you on the fasnet.
4:03 „till he found what is inside…“
The face is already hidden inside the wood - but the craftsman has to bring it to the surface…
This believe does exist, because while carving you have to follow the wood’s grain…
Is that understandable?
Greetings from Bavaria
As a German not from that particular region: We also find this wierd. ;)
so, just for the things lost in translation here, the Larve is the name of the style of traditional wooden mask.
the next thing lost was "fratz" which usually means a brat/boy, but here is short for "Fratze" meaning a face/grimace
Most artisan carvers will tell you that they don't create a shape---they uncover a shape they find in the material.
That's a good sign, it means that they work with the grain of the material instead of forcing it to conform to their will. That way, the structures they carve will be more structurally sound and won't cross fault lines.
Fasching/Fasnet/Karneval is essentially the same as Mardi-Gras, only with some different traditions.
Larve/larva = other, mostly in Alemannic used now, word for mask. By saying "brat", he actually means a weird face, a grimace. The wood carver needs to find an individual approach to the "grimace" of the mask he currently carves out. Like in "the mask speaks out to him" of sorts. Much depending on the wood structure and type of wood used, too.
Carnival has different terms in different regions and the date differs in different regions too. Also the historical background can differ.
Fasnet, Fastnacht, Fasching, Carneval,... there are more expressions.
The date shopuld be related to eastern: 6 weeks before good friday.
even though I myself quit when I was 16, my family has always been active in fools guilds or "Narrengruppen" in German and me and my siblings all were part of it even when we were still sitting in a stroller.
If you are really strict about it then the "Satzung" the rules of the fool guild says you are only allowed to wear the masks/Larven from january 6th till ash wednesday, but I wouldn't feel "culturally offended" if someone would wear it for halloween. BUT those handcrafted masks are not cheap (normally somewhere around 200-300€), that would make quite the expensive halloween costume^^
The problem with these kind of videos, is that auto translate doesn't work with dialects.
But this one actually did a good job, except from some words. So, I guess, it's not just auto translated 🤓
Some German and Swiss-germwn regions use the word for tasting also for smells
it's all about the Narren, the Jesters, usually connected to a local folkloric legend, that is part of their home's identity.
our local "zunft" is about how way back when some of our townsfolk stole onions in the neighboring town and when they were caught ran off with them and destroyed the evidence, by cramming them down their throats.
thus were born the "onion bellies" and the "bright eyes"
"looking for a brat inside the wood" better translation would be "looking for a grimace inside the wood" ... he is speaking artistically ... he gave the wood (the block he starts working with) a rough marking, so he knows where to cut it with the bandsaw. But he does not yet exactly know what the mask will look like and it devolopes it's unique features and fine details while he is working on the it. So the face/grimace inside the wood slowly becomes more and more elaborate while he is chipping and whittling away on it. Somewhat like unearthing a treasure. You just keep digging but you dont know what gems you might find... that is how i understand it. :D
I need German subtitles for this video.
Lol. Do you see bugs anywhere in his video? "Larva (plural "larvae)" is another word for "mask". It used to have the general meaning of "bad persons hiding their true intentions", hence "entlarven" (unmask) when speaking about discovering the culprits behind a crime, but nowadays it's used neutrally, not necessarily for bad intentions (except for "entlarven", still used when umasking a culprit), although maybe more in southern than in northern Germany.
he is following the lines inside the wood to make his masks so you can say he finds the style which works best on this piece of wood
as germen I need the subtitles when they speek, classic xD
Oktoberfest is not a German festival but a Festival in Munich.
About his workshop tasting like carnical - maybe he has a certain varnish/woodstain to treat the wooden masks with. And every costumer senses/smells the varnish (maybe simple linseed oil) while wearing the mask. They come into his shop that smells of freshly chipped wood splinters and that same woodstain. Of course for them, this is not "woodworker's shop" smell but carnival smell :)
5:45 In some german regions people would say "es schmecks nach..." ("it taste like...") and mean "es riecht nach" ("it smells like...").
Near my hometown there is a fools guild who would call to the crowd: "Schmeck`sch den Brägel!?" (Do you smell the fried potatoes?") and the people would answer "Hajooo" ("Yes of course!")
In the most parts of Germany there aren´t that many specific traditions. Those often are very regional like Oktoberfest is only in Munich. I lived in North-rhine-westphalia (Bochum) half of my life and the only thing I can think of is carnival, but it isn´t that big like in cologne or Düsseldorf. The only universal thing all over Germany seems to be the Weihnachtsmarkt.
And don´t worry about not understanding much, because of the schwäbisch accent, I also had a hard time understanding all of it. 😉
Allemannischer Akzent. ;)
Wir Badener haben wenig mit den Sueben gemein
@@reko7264 Alles südlich von Frankfurt is eh Österreich. SO!
Er isch ä Badner un kei Schwob...!
Elzach ist noch weit von Württemberg weg.
@@mats7492And everything north of the Main river are Prussians. 😂
Yeah in the end, it’s more metaphorical, he means it smells like carnival if people enter his shop, the can smell it like it’s carnival.
I think they translated “brat” a little wrong too. He was making a kind of joke, because he said he “searches” the ready grimace inside (4:04) the wood, like if it is already in there all the time and he just has to bring it to the light by removing more wood 😅
In fact it’s a real artistic work to design them.
Thats so southern germany.. im from the north and NEVER seen anything like this
Larva (mask). Carnival mask in the area of the Swabian-Alemannic Carnival
We also say 'Larve', where I lived in Rheinland.
Entlarvt = demaskiert.
"It taste Like" means "It smells like" it is a art of Dialekt here in Elzach and the black forest.
because we have so maaaany sorts ofbeer here. we also need to have diiiiferent days to celebrate....always a reason to drink...😂
as someone who comes from elzach i was so surprised to see Adrian Buger in this video.
@RyanWass. A big part of the Swabian-Allemannisch carnival (called "Fasent") is the so called "Guggenmusik". Hard to explain, I leave that to Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guggenmusik
Nevertheless, there are plenty of Guggenmusik compilations here on YT you shoud also check out.
I am from western germany (Nearby dutch border) and i only understand the half of what this guy tolds.😀
Oh man, the documentation you saw have not nearly explained what Fasnet is. I missing the words to explain how it is, but here - close to the Switzerlands border - there is nothing comparable. We do have music which is called Guggenmusik. There are concerts and parades. If you plan to visit Germany in Fasnet season I invite you to Fasnet and I will pay your drinks. That would be an experience you will never forget
I´m from Rheinland-Pfalz/Germany south-west and Fastnacht starts at November 11th at 11:11 o´clock and lasts untill February Ash Wednesday the wednesday after Rose Monday when all thisCarnival celebrations are held hudrets of ppl walkjing or drive thru the whole city,town,village,.. withe costumes and throw or even shoot candy for the children Teenager or young adults are mostly drunk af at that event...
The funny thing is i speak german as my mother tounge, i live in austria and have a very very hard accent when im talking to my grandparents, who live in a very old farm town. Even though i can understand every word he sais, i couldnt translate it for normal germans or english speakers. Hes like the endboss for every forigner that wants to learn german. BUT if you can speak like that or even understand it you will never be alone in germany.
A "Larve" is a traditional regional name for that kind of mask.
Fratze, translated by "brat" is the grimace on the mask.
By the way, the dialect is so deep, that even some Germans will have problems to understand him.
I'm from Baden-Württemberg, where Fastnacht is celebrated, and where this mask maker is clearly from, as his very strong and typical dialect suggests, and it's really cool that you reacted to something from here. Many Germans think that there is only the carnival in Cologne, and sure, in BaWü, it is not as grand, but it is celebrated everywhere!!! In every town, and in every village because every community has their own guild of fools (that's the people in the masks and costumes). I know a few people who even are in a guild of fools, and we learned about these guilds in day care and elementary school, but I've never heard that the masks are called 'Larve'. To me, that's a development part of an insect🤷🏽♀️
Fastnacht has a really cool origin, to scare the winter and the evil spirits away (it's what we're told, I conducted zero research on this), and it is common assumption/or knowledge that this dates back to before Christian times. So, just an ancient Germanic practice🤷🏽♀️ Maybe the Christians used these days for their own religion the same way they did with Christmas and Easter🤷🏽♀️
These days, however, very few people think of it as a way to bring back the sun and warmth, but only as a way to party, drink and act obnoxiously all around. If you can look past these people, Fastnacht is a fun time for the entire family.
Also, we get to wear costumes. Like the way Americans dress up at Halloween. So, this is our real opportunity to dress up, and on Halloween we only wear scary costumes and criticise Americans for not looking scary at all😂 Kind of ironic, since many fools look scary on Fastnacht, too, since they are meant to 'scare' the winter away.
Fastnacht direct translation is (to) fast night. The night before lent.
I think, that would be a very costly mask just for Halloween. It is hand carved wood, that took weeks to make.
What do you guess is written on the price tag, Ryan?
There's a Wikipedia entry for 'larvae' in almost every language but English
As someone who has left a "Fasnetsverein" (Carneval-institution) and having a "Larv" (Mask) i can tell you, that some of these masks and "Häs" (the costume) are mostly copyright-protected and even though i have my personal individual mask at home, i am not allowed to wear the mask in public until i re-join the carneval-institution again. So it would be illegal for those masks that are portected in some kind.
If you would consider to have a mask carved for your idea, this is o.k. but very expensive. Like 300-400€ with good connections.
Fasnet is a little bit different concerning the date in different regions in germany, austria and switzerland. Some start at 6th of january, in some other regions the starting day is "schmotziger Doschtig" (dirty thursday) which is the thursday befor "Aschermittwoch" (ash -wednesday). This year aschermittwoch is the 14th of february. This date depends on Easter-sunday which is this year on April 1st. Between Aschermittwoch and Easter-sunnday there was a tradition in catholic regions in germany to have 6 fasting weeks when in the middle ages monks were not allowed to eat so they invented beer. The other people were not allowed to eat meet or have fests. So in the Fasnet there was the last fest before the fasting weeks.
Fun fact: Eastereggs are a sideeffect of this fasting-weeks, because you were not allowed to eat eggs in that time so the people in the middle ages boiled them to eat them on easter.
The first masks you can see at the beginnig of the video he watches are from my hometown Villingen 🥰
I'm from the small City of "Oberndorf am Neckar",one of the leading Cities of the swabian-alemannic Carneval (and btw also Hometown of the Companies "Mafell" (Tools for the Carpenter Industry) and "HK" (Guns)!!!!!
Remember back in the 70/80's as a Kid,it was pretty normal to go to the Carneval, watching all the marches of the different Carneval groups which were attending.You still have time to come over for a visit the Carneval this year, it starts in February. Cheers!
So im german and I live there so I understand everything I can explain if you have more questions so fasnet is the festival with it tastes like it he means it brings you in the mood and as a kid I was terrefied because I was always told that they can take you with them I saw that some kids walked with them and I was scared to death but my parents dragged me there it is a fun festival that happens once a year and it is very traditional for us so every part of the town we live in has a representive and the ones who live in these parts walk there and every part of the town has they’re own banner and style it is very cool
Wtf. I originate from Elzach and still live there. No joke. I actually live exactly where the parades start. Its funny to see our traditions finally conquer the world lol.
being not from that region to me this sounds like "taste" actually means smell
Please do a comparison video with Swiss carneval compared to the German one. It’s funny how similiar yet different two cultures of neighbor countries can be.
Fastnacht/Karneval is the last "party" before the start of lent:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lent
This begins on Ash Wednesday, and ends at Easter. And Easter is scheduled by the first full moon in spring, this is the reason that Fastnacht/Karneval/Easter is not at a fixed date every year like Christmas.
"Fratz" means "Fratze" = Gesicht/face. "Larve" means in this case Maske/mask.
After you watched this video about Swabian Alemannic carnival, you need to watch a video about "Guggemusik". :D
If a Swabian says something tastes good he might mean it smells good. I havnt figured it out yet but they dont use the word smell, instead they often say taste instead. It still confuses me sometimes. Its all about the way they pronounce the word taste together with context i guess
It's the same in Alemannic, because the person in the video speaks Alemannic and not Swabian. But Swabian is a variation of Alemannic. And it is called Swabian Alemannic carnival because it is celebrated in the Alemannic (Baden) and Swabian language areas.
Your comprehension in general is quiet good👍
Fastnet (or Fasching, Karnival, Fasend...) is a very important holiday in Germany. The season officially begins on November 11th, 11:11 a.m., but the real celebrations with parades, events etc. are between Weiberdonnerstag (women's Thursday), Fasendsonntag (Karnival Sunday), Rosenmontag and the next day. It ends on Ash Wednesday, when the pre-Easter Lent begins, and there are special foods that are usually eaten on Fasend, like Fasendkichel (a kind of donut); fat foods are eaten, because they can't be eaten during the Lent, for instance. Traditions change a little, depending on the different towns. But it's a very old tradition, dating back to before Christianity. Even the Romans had their Saturnaliae, which ressemble Fasend in many ways.
Hi, Ryan! "Larve" is a word from the swabish dialect in the south of Germany and means "mask" (or wooden mask), especially in the way of a ghost! That`s why it looks so spooky! The word has latin roots as I read. NOT to be confused with the larva that becomes to be a butterfly!
That man in the video has a strong dialect. I`m from Cologne and I barely understand him.
Minute 6:20: YES, you got it!!!!!!
From the alemannic Dialect 😉 Swabian is an Alemannic dialect. But the man in the video speaks (Baden) Alemannic.
As a German from Northrhinewestphalia I understood almost nothing! 😂 So, hold on, Ryan, it is not your fault.😊
You have to look up the "Basler Fasnacht" its a UNESCO cultural side. There are some fix rules. The Basler Fasnacht starts with the "Morgenstreich" really early in the morning (around 3-4am.) With a Parade, where different groups with lanters and lighted objects (most with a politcal theme) walking trought the streets. To see it better the whole City turn off the lights in the streets and at home. After this starting 3 days of Fasnscht everywhere, everytime with special food, masked music groups etc. But if you are only a visitor its not allowed to wear a costume (only kids). Masks an costumes are only for the official groups.
Maybe you should watch a compilation of a "Narrenumzug" to get a better idea how big the variety is and how this stuff goes down.
It is Fasnet in the Swabian Area and Carnival in the Rhein Area running in parallel from a timing perspective throughout the year
Ryan, translation mistake in the video you watched. "Puppe" in German has been translated as "larva" (see "pupa" from Latin, also used in English). But the right translation is "puppet". Makes a lot more sense like that! I like you new 'studio' too :) Take care, Chris
hahaha asparagus season in germany really is the big thing :D
One day you are in Germany you must go to the parade it is so much fun and you get sweets like Bonbons.
fasnet is Baden dilalect for Fasnacht or Fastnacht, which is one of the (regional) words for carnival. A more common word is Fasching or Karneval.
As a German I never heard the word "larvae" (or whatever). But he means the "masks"
I do but I am from Stuttgart.
Nobody outside Swabia understands that weird tradition (and his dialect)
Fasnet or Fastnacht just means "the night before the fasting season" that goes until Easter
yeaaah "Alemannisch" is the way to speak I grew up with, it's very familiar to switzerland especially the region of Basel/Basel Land. No one from northern Germany can understand one fucking word 😂
"Fasnet is like Carneval" saying somerhing like that in the wrong little valley of the black forest might get you dragged deep into the forest and never to be heared of again...😜
Ryan, it’s scary to little kids too 😂
That those gruesome figures pass out or throw candy to the spectators of the parades is no consolation to the little ones.
But, living down here in southwestern Germany, one must see a parade at least once.
We went to the one in Rottenburg am Neckar (nearest one to where we live) when our little one was only 3 years old … was a bit too early, I guess.
The meaning behind the masked „monsters“ is to chase out winter for good, make room for spring (lent).
Each town has their own specific masks.
They are organized in clubs, partake of parades in other towns.
Most companies in the “stronghold” towns of the Swabian-Allemanic Fasnet will close down completely for at least the 3 days from “rose Monday” thru “Ash Wednesday” or the entire 7 days from “dirty Thursday” through Ash Wednesday.
Festivities stop at midnight of Fasnet Tuesday, Ash Wednesday is needed to recover from the festivities and boozing …
Those companies who don’t shut down completely know that they must do with roughly half the workforce.
PS:
There are no legal holidays for Fasnet/Fasching/Karneval. People who want to get off work then must take vacation days.
That’s usually not a problem with most German workers having from 28 to 30 vacation days per year, absolute minimum 20 days.
The man speaks a dialect. In this case, “tasting” means smelling. The smell in the workshop is reminiscent of Carnival.
just to make sure you know what you are in for should you get a Larve: a good one will cost you, we are are talking 500$+ for used and "ask us for a quote" - aka 1k+ for custom ones.
Man, this really makes me miss the Guggenmusik... It's been so long
Larve is a swabian word for a wooden mask (german: Maske).
Carnival season is starting at 11.11. at 11:11 am!!!
Ryan, du bist Wunderbar. I love your Videos
I think the Larve is a word for a certain type of mask. I haven't heared this word before, though I was born in Freiburg, the gate to black forest and know the allemanic carnival from my childhood. I lived at the swiss border until I was 7.
'Die Larfe' is the swabian name for the wooden mask.
'Fasnet' is the swabian name for Karneval.
The 'taste of fasnet' came from the fact, that in the maskmakers shop it always smells like wood ... which
is the taste you (as a wearer of such a mask) will have in your nose.,
Generally, the 'schwäbisch-allemanische Fasnet' shouldn't be confused with 'Karneval' as celebrated
in Köln (for instance) ..
Technically you could compare it with Karneval, but its very different imo the only things that are in common are the sweets, alcohol and that they wear costumes
And in some regions, people use "the air tastes" for "smell".
most chatolic festivals take place on traditional celtic and germanic events you can say taken over
Those hand-carved masks are not cheap. And they were never cheap. And they are pretty "durable".
The oldest mask in the Rottweil City Museum is from 1700. Rottweil is the oldest city in Baden-Württemberg.
The oldest carnival mask in Baden-Württemberg is from 1620.
Thus those masks are not even medieval - and even less Germanic or Celtic.
Esp. not Celtic - the Germanic tribes did not even take over the Celtic names of locations and rivers after they settled. The word (river) Rhine is a rare exception.
The folks at this time were also devoted Christians (Catholics) - not still secretly pagan in their hearts after so 800 years.
The Protestants did abolish/not introduce this Catholic tradition.
This with carnival having Germanic roots is a 19th-century reasoning. Look - if this is not Catholic we can also establish carnival association in our overly protestant town. With limited success.
The Larve (larva) comes from Latin larva for "ghost". I guess that's one reason why those masks look so scary, they are supposed to represent ghosts (or scare off ghosts). As I am not from that area, I can only make an educated guess...
Fastnacht won't be until 8th-13th Feb this year, so you're a bit ahead of time. This same "holiday" period is called Shrovetide in English and Carnival in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. It's much bigger in Southern Germany, German-speaking cantons of Switzerland, and the Tyrol region of Austria, than it is in the less Catholic areas. My motto for Fastnacht - eat more doughnuts or Krapfen.🍩.
where i live, fasnacht has already started
Karneval isn’t just one weekend. It starts on the 11th of November and at least in the Rhineland the Karneval season is already in full swing
Dia hoißad Fasnetsküchle, ed Krapfen
Liebi lit s'isch Fasenacht wenn die müdder kechle bacht.wenn sie aba keini bacht dann schis i uff die Fasenacht
@@TheDiamondBladeHDkechle nit küchle
Larve- from the Latin larva meaning ghost. Gespenst.