Egloffstein to shine brighter in the future

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Egloffstein to shine brighter in the future

Three employees from the municipal utility company in forchheim came to show the market town council in egloffstein the "forchheimer weg" to explain. He sees such an activity as a holistic affair, said reinhold postler, technical director of the tram lighting division.

This means: first of all an as-is condition must be determined. From this follows the priorities, which are ranked according to urgency, and future plans. After all, the street lamps should not be left to their own devices, but should be maintained regularly.

Benjamin voth, who is responsible for calculating the brightness of the street lamps at the public utility company in forchheim, calculated that a 100 percent conversion of all the street lamps in egloffstein – around 100 of them – would save about 80 euros.000 euros could cost. This includes the replacement of around ten lamp posts and the testing of the stability of all the posts.

Around 12.000 euro there was a grant from the state. The electricity saving – currently around 42.000 kilowatt hours a year, in the future around 13.000 – amounts to around 5400 euros a year, voth calculated. Since this project has a lead time of at least six months and the next call window begins in the spring of next year, the market town can spread the project financing over two budget years. All the local councils agreed. This was the result of the unanimous decision.

The last shave: jesus at the barber shop

The knife glides gently across the cheek. For the last time for one and a half years. Jesus – or rather his double double – has started his last shave: frederik mayet and rochus ruckel will take turns playing christus at the passion in oberammergau next year.

Hair and beard decree comes into effect on ash wednesday. The jesus performers like about 2400 other oberammergauer – almost half of the inhabitants – were then no longer allowed to cut their hair and beard. They all play along with passion.

With the hair, you slowly grow into the role, says mayet. "It’s something special. It’s a sign that the passion game is about to start. The whole village is getting ready now, everyone is going to the hairdresser again."

The play by amateurs goes back to a gelubde. In 1633, the people of oberammergau promised to perform the story of christ’s suffering, death and resurrection every ten years if no one else died of the plague – which, according to tradition, they did. As is the case every ten years, the picture will soon be dominated by flowing beards and long hair.

Kretschmar’s hair salon is very busy these days. The phone keeps ringing. "Our diary is well filled," says owner katharina daisenberger. She has just shortened ruckel, student of aerospace engineering and with 22 years the second youngest jesus, the dense black curls a bit. His image of jesus, however, looks different: "blond and rather straight hair."Like mayet (39), who already played jesus once in 2010. "But i hope i’ll go through too. Dark and curly already existed," says ruckel.

Now the beard: just trim it or remove it completely? 84-year-old barber adam fledrich puts the knife to work. He has already shaved generations of christ actors and stood himself with a thick female beard on the stage. Mayet’s beard is gone shortly thereafter – even if it doesn’t go down too well at home: "my wife hates it when i’m clean-shaven."Since the passion in 2010, he has only shaved off his beard four or five times, he says. With ruckel a moustache remains standing. "I think it’s pretty cool, a bit colombian," he comments on his new likeness in the spiegel magazine.

The hair and beard decree also gives the chance to try something new in fashion. Moreover, the carnival goes into the final spurt. On ash wednesday, the hairdressers sometimes had to do damage control, says daisenberger. A customer had gone as a clown before a passion, only at the ears stood a few hair tufts. Slogan afterwards: bald.

When in the almost 400-year history of the passion there was a hair and beard decree for the first time is not known. Even whether the historical jesus really wore long hair is not proven, as ansgar wucherpfennig, a new testament scholar at the philosophical-theological university of st. Georgen in frankfurt, says. "We know little about the hair and beard of jesus and his young ones."

In the next months many oberammergauer need first times no hairdresser. Doris renner of the bartl salon is preparing for a rather poor business year. But some of them did come in between to have the points cut. People did not have to walk around "like neanderthals". Employee miranda grotzinger-remmers also knows the note of some customers: "it’s not as if everyone is still a woodcarver who only works in the village. If someone goes to work elsewhere, he should already attach importance to the appearance."

Daisenberger is not worried about the business. "Many customers come from the surrounding towns and villages." moreover, long hair needed care. "The longer the hair, the more important it becomes."Special oils and soaps are in demand for the beards. And: washing, laying, fohnen and also colors remain allowed. Only extravagant like green or purple were taboo. The hair should look natural – even if that is not explicitly stated anywhere. If someone violates the hair rules, he has to pay a fine at the games – right at the checkroom. Height: still open.

The apostle john has no beard – too young. Also the roman soldiers are clean-shaven, like at the time of christi. Oberammergauer as soldiers in the federal armed forces, on the other hand, were allowed to show up with long hair, at least during earlier passions. "With long hair and a beard at the barras – many people have looked and shaken their heads," says mayet, who was doing his military service at the time of passion 2000.

Kitzingen how could it be otherwise?? Their last working day was ash wednesday. Daniela sandner has left kitzingen after eight years. As the director of the carnival museum for many years, she played a key role in shaping the institution in luitpoldstrabe. Now she is looking for a new professional challenge in munich.

Do you still remember your first day in kitzingen??

Sandner: I remember having doubts about whether I was the right person for the job. 2012 the new concept for the museum was put out to tender and an exhibition agency was commissioned with it. New employees were needed and i was asked. Until then I had no relation to carnival at all. I was something of a carnival muffin.

That has changed?

Sandner: of course. Over the years, I have met so many people who have dedicated themselves to this cultural asset with a great deal of heart and commitment. This impressed me again and again.

They have remained in the carnival museum even after the new conception.

Sandner: yes, first as a research assistant and from 2014 as head of the team.

A rough step?

Sandner: at 28, i was relatively young for such a position, but i knew the people involved. That helped me.

Why did you decide to do this work?

Sandner: because i found the concept super exciting. Presenting a collection that has grown since the 1960s in a new museum – that’s something special.

Especially since the stock has continued to grow.

Sandner: yes, this part of the work was also naturally already. To sift through new donations and purchases and thus to conceive special exhibitions again and again.

They also had to turn down offers?

Sandner: again and again, of course that is not easy. But in the meantime we have stopped accepting orders because we already have tens of thousands in our depot. We also reject traditional costumes or other objects that are "far removed" from the collection. We are a museum for carnival, carnival and fastnacht.

What is the focus of your work??

Sandner: the most important thing was and is always the operational business. We have groups of visitors all year round, and they have to be looked after in the best possible way. So we need good support, active guest guides and, of course, a varied exhibition.

All this was not present in 2012.

Sandner: the closure of the falterturm was a turning point for kitzingen. After that we started from scratch. But this was also a chance for me. I have grown with the museum and can now say that I have developed both professionally and personally in kitzingen. Now it’s kind of fair that I go too.

Fair?

Sandner: let’s put it this way: i leave with a good conscience. My successor can build on structures that have grown up and develop his own style. I am 34 years young. So a career change still makes sense.

Where will you work in the future??

Sandner: as a consultant in the bavarian state association for the preservation of local history. It has more than 8000 members. Among other things, I will be responsible for press and public relations.

Will you miss kitzingen?

Sandner: certainly. I have met so many interesting and likeable people here, I have always had the support of the board, and I have grown fond of the city and the region. It was a very instructive time here.

What have you learned above all?

Sandner: being spontaneous and flexible. Time and time again it was: "watch out, BR will be here in five minutes, why don’t you give us a quick interview?. Of course I was also the contact person when the heating failed or there was no paper left in the printer. And at conferences, I’ve been in a room with 300 carnival participants. After that, nothing can faze you (laughs).

Is kitzingen a good location for cultural institutions?

Sandner: there are so many initiatives and offers here. Kitzingen has a very rough potential culturally. The visions on the part of the city have been lacking in the last few years.

Have the people of kitzingen accepted the carnival museum??

Sandner: we pay around 6000 visitors a year, so there’s still room for improvement. The fewest of them come from kitzingen and the immediate vicinity. Of course, it would be nice if this would change in the future.

That’s why her successor will worry. Is it already fixed?

Sandner: the application discussions are underway, I am sure that we will find a very good successor.

To whom or which you wish?

Sandner: that it continues as well as before – possibly even better.

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