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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">===========================================<br>
L O W L A N D S - L - 10 April 2009 - Volume 04<br>
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From: Hannelore Hinz  <</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="mailto:HanneHinz@t-online.de"><span style="" lang="DE">HanneHinz@t-online.de</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="DE">><br>
Subject: Brauchtum/Germany<br>
<br>
Hallo Freunde!<br>
<br>
Könnte es möglich sein, daß es in anderen Kulturen ähnliches Brauchtum gibt,
wie ich es in meinem geschriebenen Sonett poetisch verdichtet habe.<br>
<br>
Literatur: Sammlung Richard Wossidlo<br>
<br>
       Osterwasser<br>
<br>
Am Ostermorgen da sind sie früh munter,<br>
was haben sie vor, wonach ruft der Tag.<br>
Sie gehen schweigend ans Ufer hinunter<br>
mit Töpfen, Kannen vorbei am Hag.<br>
<br>
Nun schöpfen sie rückwärts klar und so rein<br>
stroman fließend Heilkraft, so mein Erwähnen,<br>
und sie preisen zugleich mit leisem Sehnen<br>
das Osterwasser, als wäre es Wein.<br>
<br>
Sie schleppen heimwärts die Kannen und Töpfe,<br>
hoch schlagen Herzen wie die Fontänen.<br>
Im Winde da wehen Locken und Zöpfe.<br>
<br>
Zuhause lacht Freude, glänzen auch Tränen.<br>
Ja, reines Glück schenkt Natur dem Geschöpfe,<br>
die Hoffnung neu blüht, vorbei nun das Sehnen.<br>
<br>
Anmerkung: würde das Schweigen gebrochen, so verliert das Osterwasser seine
Heilkraft und man nennt es Plapperwasser.<br>
<br>
In vielen Gegenden pflegt man heute diesen Brauch eher auf humorvolle Weise.<br>
<br>
Allen Freunden meine besten Grüße.<br>
<br>
Hanne</span></p>
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<br>
From: R. F. Hahn <</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="IT"><a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank"><span style="" lang="EN-US">sassisch@yahoo.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">> <br>
Subject: Traditions<br>
<br>
Folks,<br>
<br>
What Hanne is asking above is if other Lowlands cultures have traditions
similar to that of her Mecklenburg area's "Fetching Easter Water".<br>
<br>
On Easter morning people fetch water from a nearby stream. This water is then
considered to have healing power if during the entire process no word has been
spoken. If the silence is broken during the process, the water is deemed to
have lost its power and is called "babble water".<br>
<br>
Hanne also mentions that in many areas this tradition is nowadays followed in a
humorous manner.<br><br>Happy Easter and happy Passover, and have a good weekend, everyone!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Reinhard/Ron</span></p>
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