#Fasnacht

[tayalla]

it is Fasnet/Fasnacht time in Germany, which is the traditional alemannic carnival. there was a post on my dash mentioning 'the Fool's guild', which regulates the carnival characters. Jester bureaucracy? yes, baby! Ordnung muss sein. so, I HAD to look it up.

well, there indeed exist local Jester Guilds (Narrenzünfte), some of which are part of a sort of a jester union type organisation, VSAN (Vereinigung Schwäbisch-Alemannischer Narrenzünfte). it's a big deal, not every guild is accepted into VSAN. to be eligible, the jester guild must show a commitment to preserving cultural heritage, and not randomly invent Fasnet characters and/or modify their costume.

the VSAN wikipedia page has a full member list by town/village with the correct Narrenrufe: jester calls that you should shout back at them (like Narri! Narro!)

I also found scalding tea about a guild that got expelled, because they introduced some kind of witch costume, which I think did not have a historical prototype?

the guilds have Präsidenten and Zunftmeister and meet up regularly to discuss urgent jester matters, hold lectures, and check and approve costumes. (the Rottweil Narrenzunft president signs his announcements with 'Mit närrischen Grüßen')

anyone can become a guild member by filling in an official form and paying a yearly membership fee. members take part in the carneval itself (in full jester gear!), as well as jester meet-ups, and might have part-time volunteer duties, such as costume repairs. if you successfully climb jester career ladder and reach Narrenratsmitglied status, your photo in a delightful traditional hat will be featured on your local jester guild website.

Oberndorf jester guild also awards pretty enamel medals to committed jesters who took part in 10, 25 or 40 Narrensprünge.

okay, however endearingly German/Swabian this whole establishment is, it seems to have serious historical reasons other than a natural German penchant for tradition/bureaucracy. VSAN was originally formed as a form of political pushback against jester and Fastnacht bans and a collective attempt to save jester/carnival culture. cool!

I really recommend looking up local Narrenzunft websites and perusing the character galleries.

Entschuldigung, wenn ich was falsch verstanden habe! Ich weiß ziemlich wenig über die Fasnet, und außerdem ist Deutsch nicht meine Muttersprache. Also korriegiert mich bitte, falls etwas nicht stimmt! Danke

[nukaposting]

level 500s in 76 when it's time to hoard kills from the under 100s

[dreamdancerdotfile]

Whatever. Go my Hopfennarr.

[haveyoueatenthis]

[federer7]

Fasnacht, Sennhof (Carnival, Sennhof) Austria. 1935

Photo: Jakob Tuggener

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[unkur]

I'm gonna be a Jester again this year!!!!

So in my country, Switzerland, we hold "Fasnacht" very dear to our hearts. At least where I am from. It's like a carneval sort of? Not the amusement park kind, but the other kind.

Last year I was a Jester-Monk-Vampire-Clown, or something. This year I wanna be just a Jester, but a total and complete 100% jester! I wanna buy make up for it.

I really need white foundation, because I've been wanting some for a while now. (Look at my pfp, I neeeeed to do that sort of make up in the future). And maybe some colorful eyeliner, maybe that will work? Or do I need facepaint for the eyes? Eyeshadow does not really cover, I think.

The only problem here is, that not living near a big city makes it pretty difficult to get shit like that. And I don't really wanna use these cheap kids face paint crayon thingies. They're absolute shit, I know that (and they smell).

If anybody has ideas, make up and generally the design, please share.

[m-r-moth]

was listening to some guggemusik the other day.. so here are some fasnacht waggis

there will be like 2.5 people knowing what this is- so essentially- swiss carnival costumes, very creepy, very fun, and playing very loud music.

this is my absolutely favourite feast,, maybe i’ll try my hand on making a mask myself

[the-laridian]

Someone managed to get their camp with Winter Weather attachment close enough to Fasnacht to have winter weather in this spot.

[logiplop]

Some photos from the 2024 Tschätteriumzug in Altstätten...

[lepseas]

Basel, Fasnacht 2024

[dreamdancerdotfile]

FROHE FASNET

Hier ein bisschen fanart (?????) für die lokalen Zünfte weil ja

[spockvarietyhour]

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[alpenlyriker]

Fasnacht (Bubefasnacht) Imst, Tirol

[the-laridian]

Happy Fasnacht! :D