A SchultÃÆ'¼te (or school cone , although the German word is translated into English in most other contexts as "bag" - see also Danish: SkolekrÃÆ'Â|mmerhus or Skolepose ), is a large cone-shaped container made of paper or cardboard or plastic.
When children in Germany, in some parts of the Czech Republic close to the German border, in some parts of Poland (Great Poles, Upper Silesia, Warmia), in Austria, and in the German-speaking part of Switzerland depart for their first day of school upon entering class one, their parents and/or grandparents present them with large cardboard cones, adorned attractively and filled with toys, chocolates, candy/candy, school supplies, and various other specialties. The cones are given to the children to make the first day of school awaited a little sweeter.
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History
The SchultÃÆ'¼te tradition has its origins circa 1810 in the regions of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia in Germany. The first documented report of the conical SchultÃÆ'¼te originated from the city of Jena in 1817, followed by reports from Dresden (1820) and Leipzig (1836). It started in the big cities but spread rapidly to small towns and villages, soon becoming an institution throughout Germany.
In the early days of the concept of SchultÃÆ'¼te , before spreading to other parts of Germany, the usual routine is not handed cones to children personally. Marked with the names of the students, the cone is brought to school by grandparents or godparents and ritual reminiscent of piÃÆ' Â ± ata Mexico, they hung on metal SchultÃÆ'¼ten-Baum (school-cone tree) from which each child must take his cone, without breaking it. A story told to children claim that there SchultÃÆ'¼tenbaum that grows in school, and if the fruit of the tree (ie SchultÃÆ'¼ten ) is mature and big enough to be chosen, When it is time to go to school for the first time.
The only custom changed in the second half of the 20th century is that less sweets seem to appear in SchultÃÆ'¼te, with more practical gifts like crayons and pencils, small toys, CDs, books and even articles. clothes replace traditional chocolate and candy/candy. This is traditionally given by grandparents who also bring children out for dinner the night before school begins.
Christiane Cantauw, a German folktale expert in the Volkskundliche Kommission fÃÆ'¼r Westfalen (Folkloristic Westphalia Commission, based in the town of MÃÆ'¼nster), has examined the tradition of SchultÃÆ'¼te . In a 2016 interview with Deutsche Welle broadcaster he explained how important the traditional symbolism SchultÃÆ'¼te for beginners and their families, regardless of their financial means:
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References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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