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| Keywords: BuchenNarrenbrunnenCarnivalStatue.jpg The Narrenbrunnen statue in the Marketplace in Buchen Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Baden-Württemberg Germany showing various characters of the Buchener Faschenacht Buchen carnival above a fountain representing three wells turned off for winter The characters include the Erbsenstrohbär pea-straw bear and the Huddelbätz with pointed hats and costumed in strips of coloured rags or ribbons who wear bells and make loud noises to drive out evil spirits In the foreground is the legendary figure of the Blecker who dates from a time when Buchen was beseiged As their food began to run out the inhabitants decided to give it all to one man Once he was fattened up they displayed him naked on top of the walls The sight of such a fat rump persuaded the attackers that the townspeople obviously still had plenty of food in reserve so they gave up and retreated The sculpture by Joseph Neustifter was unveiled on 11 11 1998 on which occasion the wells were filled with red wine scan from my own 35mm negative 2011-02-18 12 43 45 Photographer SiGarb This scan is in the Public Domain however I retain ownership and copyright of the original prints and negatives and any higher-resolution scans derived from them If you use the photo outside Wikipedia a photographer's credit Simon Garbutt would be appreciated Fountains in Buchen Odenwald Faschenacht in Buchen Tracht in art Medieval legends Ritual animal disguise Carnival fountains Joseph Michael Neustifter | ||||
