DVHH.... My apology, - wrong button. Alex. Begin forwarded message: > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th > > > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: > >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any recollections or knowledge of this fes! tival in their area of settlement and whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as would others. >> >> Henry Fischer >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Henry, I have no recollection of such a festival, as I lived in the city, but it's quite possible that it was observed in my ancestral villages. But I do remember hearing the old farmer's adage, "Peter und Paul macht dem Korn die Wurzeln faul"--roughly translated to "Peter and Paul cause the roots of the grain to rot", meaning that around June 29th the growth cycle of the grain is completed, and if it isn't harvested at that time, the roots will rot, causing the grain stalks to fall to the ground. So that would be the time to begin with the threshing and harvesting, leaving little time for celebrating. Rose On 22 May 2014 16:47, Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> wrote: > > DVHH.... > My apology, - wrong button. > > Alex. > > Begin forwarded message: > > > From: Alex Leeb <al4501@shaw.ca> > > Date: May 22, 2014 5:09:30 PM MDT > > To: "Henry Fischer" <hjfischer@rogers.com> > > Cc: donauschwaben-villages@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [DVHH] Peter and Paul: June 29th > > > > > > On 2014-05-22, at 4:28 PM, Henry Fischer wrote: > > > >> The Church calendar lists June 29th as the Festival of St. Peter and > St. Paul. In the Danube Swabian communities in Somogy County in Hungary > this also became the occasion for a special dance and a kind of mini-fair > for the children of the village where there were all kinds of rides, games > and special baking, candies and sweet drinks. On several occasions in my > childhood while growing up in Canada my parents and their friends would > hold a special dance and set up a “fair” for us children. Like many of our > other village customs and traditions it did not survive. When my parents > spoke of the event it appeared to be the last chance for the young people > and young married couples in the village to have a “good time” before the > hard work of harvesting began. Like many of our festivals it was > associated with the farming work cycle. The tradition in Somogy County > came from Hessen but I was wondering if other members of the DVHH have any > recollections or knowledge of this festival in their area of settlement and > whether any of the organizations in North America still carry out this > tradition in their calendar of events or did so in the past. I would be > interested in hearing from you about your experiences or recollections as > would others. > >> > >> Henry Fischer > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >