2023-12-11 23:02:00
The Heische custom on Thursdays has a long tradition.
The Thursdays in Advent are so-called Klöpfelnnachts. In Salzburg, groups go from house to house throughout the state singing songs and depicting Joseph and Mary’s search for a hostel. “Who knocks on” is the best-known Anklöckler song. In German-speaking countries, there was already a custom in the Middle Ages for children to go from house to house, reporting on the coming birth of the Lord and wishing them a happy new year. There were apples, nuts and a few coins. The background is the medieval privilege of asking for gifts, which was given to those who might not earn a living in winter. The scene in front of the unwelcoming innkeeper has been part of church Christmas plays since the late Middle Ages. In the Alpine region, Anklöckeln (with “k” because the word is derived from knocking) emerged during the Counter-Reformation. The classic Anklöckler Thursday is the second Thursday in Advent. In the picture: Anklöckler of the Salzburg Borromäum.
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