Martinisingen
martinisingen pronounced martinizingen literally martin singing ie st martin song old protestant custom found especially east friesland also lüneburg heath part northern eastern germany also go name martini martinssingen low german name sünnematten mattenherrn today often erroneously corrupted matten matten mähren martinisingen take place november similar catholic martinssingen november group people carrying lantern house house singing traditional song martinisingen custom mix several older element traditionally november day farmhand ordinary worker dismissed winter folk property survive coldest time year without income however child able help going house house day begging food gift especially welltodo farmer citizen originally collected food actually stored part family winter stock could consumed gradually sometimes rather older singer disguised wore mask sğabellenskoppen joined later gift given increasingly became symbolic donation today usually consist sweet fruit traditional gift contrast include gingerbread men stutenkerl honey cake moppen pfeffernüsse pēpernööten well apple poor folk begged gift reciting rhyming verse singing suitable song child carried lantern kipkapköögels used made beet later small pumpkin occasionally used well gradually replaced coloured paper lantern common today various homemade instrument also used rattle rasseln friction drum rummelpott outbreak reformation original motive begging supplement winter food supply became interwoven religious aspect particularly honouring reformer martin luther festival became protestant church version original catholic tradition occasion tricentennial anniversary reformation martinisingen brought forward eve st martin day martin luther continued celebrated friend light man god freund de lichts und mann gottes knocked crown pope rome der dem papst rom die krone vom haupt schlug example st martin day martin tour th brought forward combined martinisingen th birthday reformer increasingly custom martinisingen became celebration martin luther motive begging food explained tradition monastic order traditional song given religious flavour new one written celebrated religious significance day honoured martin luther today child go suburb door door onset dusk carrying lantern singing martinilieder st martin eve song also called laternelaufenthe light lantern often longer candle electric november wind lantern often caught fire hence verse song lantern lantern run burn light precious lantern lantern often homemade coloured paper matten matten mären hannoversche wochenblatt weekly paper writes hard fast rule today always whoever give nothing prank played even east frisiannorth german area give anything expect doorbell rung later evening similar joke equally sing also get nothing since end martinisingen competition halloween result shop advertising american television well enthusiasm teacher primary school kindergarten new festival apart disco criticised largely rejected according newspaper emder zeitung ich geh mit meiner laterne start chorus ich geh mit meiner laterne und meine laterne mit mir da oben leuchten die sterne und unten da leuchten wir verse ein lichtermeer zu martin ehr der martinsmann der zieht voran wie schön da klingt wenn jeder singt ein kuchenduft liegt der luft beschenkt un heut ihr lieben leut laternenlicht verlösch mir nicht mein licht ist au ich geh nach haus end chorus laterne laterne laterne laterne sonne mond und sterne brenne auf mein licht brenne auf mein licht aber nur meine liebe laterne nicht ernst müller griet voss de utroopers kleines buch von martini isbn broschüre