tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post3541296916586077415..comments2024-03-16T21:27:00.457+00:00Comments on Friko's World: The Fourth Window Opens On St. Barbara's DayFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24238511107452182622010-12-06T03:34:59.434+00:002010-12-06T03:34:59.434+00:00In some areas St. Barbara's Day is also the da...In some areas St. Barbara's Day is also the day to bake Kletzenbrot, a loaf cake made with prunes, dried pears, raisins and currants. Kletzenbrot is most commonly made in Austria and Bavaria.Kathy, the Single-minded Offshoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887312817720774699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20238778103160656952010-12-05T12:09:17.739+00:002010-12-05T12:09:17.739+00:00I don't think that a Barbara branch would be a...I don't think that a Barbara branch would be a poor Christmas tree , at all . It's a lovely idea !<br />In Holland , twiggy branches are decorated with tiny wooden eggs , rabbits and chickens at Easter .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54818247218885574382010-12-05T09:54:28.364+00:002010-12-05T09:54:28.364+00:00I like the Adventskalender on top of your post! Is...I like the Adventskalender on top of your post! Is that a custom in England, too? Tomorrow it will be Nikolaustag, is that celebrated where you live? Yes, i think we Germans have a lot of nice customs, in each region often different ones, so you`ll never run out of stories to tell!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64324974591997270082010-12-05T08:33:50.364+00:002010-12-05T08:33:50.364+00:00A window to another fascinating story and charming...A window to another fascinating story and charming custom. Thanks, Friko.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-55332176466088164942010-12-05T00:00:46.148+00:002010-12-05T00:00:46.148+00:00Your post puts me in mind of an exhibit of an illu...Your post puts me in mind of an exhibit of an illuminated manuscript at the Morgan Library earlier this year. The manuscript had been disbound for restoration, so almost every illustrated page was on display. Several were of the saints depicted with symbols of their martyrdom, one more gruesome than the next. The online exhibit is fantastic, by the way. Here is where St. Barbara can be found:Susan Scheid (Raining Acorns)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02827286681242730183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49579848037367736392010-12-04T21:26:27.301+00:002010-12-04T21:26:27.301+00:00Very interesting post. I do have a cherry tree...Very interesting post. I do have a cherry tree...Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-8640064066369381592010-12-04T20:46:55.768+00:002010-12-04T20:46:55.768+00:00I love forcing flowering branches -- now I'll ...I love forcing flowering branches -- now I'll think of them as Barbara branches. Thanks for another good one, Friko!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79809889836280482782010-12-04T18:50:10.056+00:002010-12-04T18:50:10.056+00:00According to Legenda Aurea her martyrdom was Decem...According to Legenda Aurea her martyrdom was December 5 "in the reign of emperor Maximianus and Prefect Marcien" (r. 286–305)<br />Saint Barbara is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Her association with the lightning that killed her father has caused her to be invoked against lightning and fire; by association with explosions, she is also the patron of artillery and mining.<br />AnotherGlenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-72770532147156885982010-12-04T18:32:48.945+00:002010-12-04T18:32:48.945+00:00Friko - that was such an interesting post - poor B...Friko - that was such an interesting post - poor Barbara.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57753241797738371632010-12-04T17:50:47.306+00:002010-12-04T17:50:47.306+00:00Too bad the lightening bolt couldn't have stru...Too bad the lightening bolt couldn't have struck him BEFORE he beheaded her.<br />None of those branches available, don't think that bodes well for me. <br />Fun facts though.Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88741737566762582972010-12-04T17:29:23.547+00:002010-12-04T17:29:23.547+00:00Friko,
I love the stories of the saints, although ...Friko,<br />I love the stories of the saints, although too many come to a bloody end to suit me. I always thought the name Barbara had to do with the name given the Germans by the Romans, and is the root of the word barbarian. I like your story better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70032551103556242502010-12-04T17:13:27.135+00:002010-12-04T17:13:27.135+00:00What a cool bit of history/myth! Thanks for sharin...What a cool bit of history/myth! Thanks for sharing that, as I knew nothing about St. Barbara.Lyniluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04742585512852240355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43946720149490195312010-12-04T15:42:56.615+00:002010-12-04T15:42:56.615+00:00St Barbara is also the patron saint of the artille...St Barbara is also the patron saint of the artillery. <br />I wish I had some cherry branches to force!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-85113668523992278122010-12-04T15:17:16.917+00:002010-12-04T15:17:16.917+00:00Friko, as a practicing but non-professional geneal...Friko, as a practicing but non-professional genealogist and as one with little knowledge of Catholic saints, I have often wondered why my given name, Barbara, constantly shows up in German families, especially on old US censuses in families who have German heritage. You've not only inadvertantly provided me with an answer to a longstanding question but also given me inspiration to set up a Bobby Dobbins Titlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013007755829808676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-567616942447093062010-12-04T15:14:22.689+00:002010-12-04T15:14:22.689+00:00Great post Friko - just wondering if my sister in ...Great post Friko - just wondering if my sister in law knows about her name's Saint.Twiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78200751674877426042010-12-04T14:06:46.842+00:002010-12-04T14:06:46.842+00:00I am certainly learning a lot reading your posts F...I am certainly learning a lot reading your posts Friko. I had never heard of Saint Barbara. I’ll add the Barbara Branch to my document listing celebrations that date before Christmas – and there are many. Very interesting post.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21581542457264649592010-12-04T13:35:37.585+00:002010-12-04T13:35:37.585+00:00That custom of the Barbara Branch is charming. A ...That custom of the Barbara Branch is charming. A lovely post, Friko.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75138860968848419592010-12-04T13:25:15.690+00:002010-12-04T13:25:15.690+00:00Another very informative and interesting posting, ...Another very informative and interesting posting, Friko. I love these little stories, though the story of St. Barbara's treatment at the hands of her father is rather gruesome. It's nice to know that warm, life-affirming traditions can spring from such tragedies.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60734739954727218692010-12-04T13:05:09.578+00:002010-12-04T13:05:09.578+00:00I'm heading out for my Barbara Branch but hope...I'm heading out for my Barbara Branch but hope no man follows me home.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68017924745607770172010-12-04T12:55:16.074+00:002010-12-04T12:55:16.074+00:00friko - i love that . . . "takes away the fr...friko - i love that . . . "takes away the frisson of uncertainty". i love that!! i don't know very much about the saints and so this was a revelation. imagine a father in that position choosing to kill his own daughter. wow. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-1416681062929694812010-12-04T12:30:54.149+00:002010-12-04T12:30:54.149+00:00sehr interessant, diese Dinge zu erfahren und die ...sehr interessant, diese Dinge zu erfahren und die Kirschblüten sind wirklich wunderschön. Ich freue mich immer, wenn der Kirschbaum Blüten trägt und nun werde ich an sie erinnert!<br />Bis bald!Renéenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-67771847055318204232010-12-04T12:24:28.435+00:002010-12-04T12:24:28.435+00:00First find your apple or cherry tree... :)First find your apple or cherry tree... :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27628306505142776182010-12-04T12:09:40.425+00:002010-12-04T12:09:40.425+00:00what an intriguing tradition...heres to hoping it ...what an intriguing tradition...heres to hoping it grows back...smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-68628509628801530132010-12-04T12:06:58.113+00:002010-12-04T12:06:58.113+00:00You KNOW I'll be outside, snipping off apple, ...You KNOW I'll be outside, snipping off apple, cherry and forsythia branches today...<br />I'm loving this <i>lore.</i>Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.com