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KIRCHWEIH
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1933 Oravita (Caras- Severin) Romania Kirchweih ~
Daniela Paun |
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Kirchweih
Oct 02 - Kirchweihmarkt
'Kirchweih market'
©
Stefan Jäger Art Collection
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The word
Kirchweih is
derived from Kirche = church; weihen = to
bless, or to
consecrate.
When the
construction of
a church was
finished, church
services were
being held there
as soon as
possible.
Eventually the
church was
always blessed
or consecrated
by the bishop.
Sometimes it
took several
years before the
bishop had the
time to go from
village to
village to bless
or consecrate
the church.
The consecration or blessing of
a church usually took place on a
weekend. As an example, if
a church was blessed on Sunday,
October 15, 1850, and October 15
in 1853 would fall on a
Wednesday, the Kirchweih would
be celebrated on the Sunday
following that Wednesday. Some
Kirchweih dates were later moved
to the fall, so that they would
not interfere with the work in
the fields. Eventually Kirchweih
became the most important annual
secular festival in every
village. To accommodate
visitors from other villages,
Kirchweih was celebrated on a
different weekend in each
village.
[Published at
DVHH.org by Jody McKim Pharr]
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"Church Dedication Festival"  About the origin and content of
the Banat Kirchweih
by Peter
Krier & Hans Gehl
Kirchweih & Rosemary
by Hans Gehl
(photos of the dance, & costumes were added)
Kerweih
Week by Dr. Viktor
Pratscher
Scheindorfer Kiarbe by Stefan Schmied Kerwei / Kirchweih - Event details for each Banat Village in 1978 Aus
unseren Banater Dörfern, Pipatsch-Kulener
for
Jahr 1978, Neue Banater Zeitung,
Timisoara
Celebration
of the
Bruckenau
Kirchweih
The
video is
about
the life
style in
Banat,
around
Temeswar.
[Alex
Leeb]
Kirchweih Photos
Kirchweih
in
Mehala
Sept
1973
History
of the
Karlsdorfer
Kirchweih
by Hans
Volk
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Kirchweih in Wiseschdia, Banat, Romania (Timis).
~Linda John-Theis
[Published
at
DVHH.org
by Jody
McKim
Pharr]
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