(Free) Mettenschicht Schneeberg

Mettenschicht is the main christmas celebration among miners in the protestant ore mountains.

Mettenschicht schneeberg. Offizielle facebook seite der bergstadt schneeberg. Sons and daughters of the town. The ore mountains are geologically considered to be one of the most heavily researched mountain ranges in the world. In catholic mining areas of germany st barbara s day is more important. This theatre group took over the tradition of the mettenspiel a play as part of the mettenschicht which had hitherto been put on by members of the mining fraternity in the buildings of the former tin ord mine of sauberg. Bergstadt schneeberg schneeberg sachsen germany. The main geologic feature in the ore mountains is the late paleozoic eibenstock granite pluton which is exposed for 25 miles along its northwest southeast axis and up to 15 miles in width this pluton is surrounded by progressive zones of contact metamorphism in which.

The mettenschicht is an old german mining custom in the ore mountains. Especially touching are the mountain and miner s parades that take place every year in historic habits in the strongholds of former mining as annaberg buchholz brand erbisdorf thum geyer marienberg ehrenfriedersdorf and schneeberg. The mettenschicht is an old german mining custom in the ore mountains. It is the name given to the last shift worked before christmas which ends early with a celebration and meal. It is first recorded in the first half of the 17th century. Also the historic mettenschicht the last shift of the miner on christmas eve revives the miner s yearning for light as the cradle of christmas. At the start of the 1990s the folk theatre the mundarttheater am greifenstein was founded in ehrenfriedersdorf.

It refers to the last shift that the miners worked before christmas which used to end earlier than usual and was followed by music and a traditional meal. Bergparade zur mettenschicht am 03 12 2011 in freiberg.