In the middle ages, many customs have helped the people to understand the Faith. One of these traditions is revived in Jüterbog, which assumption is quite plastic, as Gunnar Lammert-Türk reported.
Roses fall from the sky
In the middle ages, many customs have helped the people to understand the Faith. One of these traditions is revived in Jüterbog, which assumption is quite plastic, as Gunnar Lammert-Türk reported.
Jesus is hovering tatsetcon the take
For me it shall rain red roses, singing Hildegard Knef and more that, for Me, all miracles should meet.
This can happen to you actually. In the Church of St. Nicholas in Jüterbog it is shown. Pastor Bernhard Gutsche has revived a medieval Tradition. A few years ago, was found in the Church, about 80 cm large wooden Jesus figure. Research showed that there is a so-called ascension of Christ, which was drawn in the middle ages, the ascension on a rope to vault up and into an Opening disappeared, and the “ascension of the hole”.
Before a burning straw was thrown doll. It was the devil that Christ had defeated. From joy and also to show it to him again, came villain the people in the Church to the burning of evil. And then the celestial was followed by good deeds: the roses and the candy fell into the nave. As a sign of how beautiful it is in heaven, and that are sent from the heavenly Treasury from time to time some people down.
The victory in über the fear
Asked whether the resumption of such a Consumption not of the Reformation to resist disputes, the 500jähriges anniversary this year, is celebrated, also in Jüterbog, where the famous indulgence preacher Tetzel once especially eager, responds to pastor Gutsche: “Luther has the mystery games will not be condemned, he confessed a religion educational value. Therefore, it was up to 1562 in St. Nicholas such performances. Now we continue this Tradition after 455 years.“
Because always had and have people in trouble, the sky travel. Of naive representations in churches, which show the Younger with a raised view of Jesus, only the feet, which are soon to disappear in the illustrated clouds of witness also touching.
For pastor Gutsche, the assumption is illustrated by the disappearing figure as a “triumph of Christ in the sky.” And he adds: “I can say for sure, because I have a clear image in front of eyes. Because we celebrate it now.“ The Elevator of the figure of Christ, and the rose rain are so catchy and obvious expression for the ascension. And they also show their sense. In pastor Gutsches words, the final victory of Christ over all the fear, distress, and what as a Dark, seemingly above us floats it is”.”
In the case of Hildegard Knef it is more casually: The world should remodel and keep her Worries to herself.
The Elevator of the wooden Jesus figure-and her Disappearance in the vault can also symbolize something else. For pastor Birgit Dierks the tormented Jesus was “on earth, fully man”. Now, she says, “he has moved his official residence,” The effect of the assumption pastor Dierks describes as: “He is no longer bound by space and time. I can now talk any time with him. He can redeem what he has previously said: I am all days with you. He now Makes a different. He can serve the people very differently.“
So viewed, would not be the raining rose petals only a sign of the Overcoming of Evil
and the heavenly blessings of the ascended sends down, but also a reference to his support of the faithful, his counsel and his Inspiration.
Where are the roses?
The recovery of the medieval Tradition in Jüterbog may have something to contribute to the understanding and to the understanding of the ascension. The burning of the devil doll is now omitted. Not people should not celebrate the victory over Evil and it is, symbolically speaking, from time to time, as the people in the middle ages with the devil doll did, with feet.
Then you will not meet, as it has Hildegard Knef sung, all the wonders.
But it could help to open up to the joy that Christ sends from the sky, out of kindness,. The would today be equal to a small miracle.
The rose rain in Jüterbog and the Elevator of the Jesus figure are none, because, as a pastor Gutsche explained: “In the attic, our Sexton, and boost is what keeps the stuff.”
Gunnar Lammert-Türk was born in Leipzig and studied German Philology and Protestant theology in Berlin. After graduating, he organized regenerating projects, a work support company, the screened art for aid projects in Eastern Europe and the third world.
It is the management of a consultation followed point for Russia is German. He was a writer and editor in the media company, Greenlight. Since 2003, he works as a freelance Journalist and author.
From 2004 to 2007, he performed with a musician and a magician of music theatre shows for children. He is the author of Radio reports and writes texts for audio guides and children’s songs. Publications in Boje Verlag Schneider Verlag, Xenos Verlag, and in the German theatre publishing house.