… he is just adorable & needs a good home !!! …
“ this carving came from the Rosenmontag (Rose Monday) carnival in 1969, Rottweil, Germany. The festival is eq1uivalent to the New Orleans Mardi Gras or Hallowe’en & celebrated throughout many parts of Europe.”
“The best-known Black Forest Fasnet celebration is the Narrensprung (fools’ jump) in Rottweil at 8 a.m. on Rose Monday, when an army of fools (or jesters) dressed in colourful costumes and wearing carved wooden masks parade through streets.
Beer and wine flow freely as the party-goers sing along and dance to the music. Clowns, jesters, witches and Vikings pass by. Guards of the Carnival clubs, dressed in 19th-century-style uniforms, march along the route on horseback and on foot. And again and again come the cries of “Helau! Helau! Helau!”
The names support this: Carnevale comes from Latin meaning “meat goodbye,” and German Fastnacht, literally “fast night,” refers to the night before fasting begins on Ash Wednesday.
• Just gorgeous collectible vintage carving
• Solid wood – most likely Walnut & rather a heavy piece
• Carved from one solid piece except for his shaft
• Excellent Black Forest craftsmanship
• This Jester depicts the Guard of the city/town of Rottweil
• The medallion is removable & believe came from the previous year’s carnival 1968
• Measures approx: 17”H x 14”W x 3”D
