page_title: Kuppenheim
section_title: Pentecostal
hierarchical_section_title: Kuppenheim / Regional Customs / Pentecostal
caption_attribution_description: Pfingstträg im Stadtteil Oberndorf in Kuppenheim
context_page_description: Kuppenheim is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Murg, 5 km southeast of Rastatt, and 8 km north of Baden-Baden.
context_section_description: Originally native to the entire Rastatt district, this custom has only survived in the Oberndorf district. It goes back to the legend of the Pentecostal king and queen, who were accompanied by the Pentecost bearer: A lazy and pea-loving companion who, because of the greed for the green legumes, always appeared too late for the royal couple to move in and who always forgot his horse. Therefore the mocking of him goes: 
  Pentecostal, Pentecostal, oha!
  He has eaten peas,
  
  and left his horse in the stable!
  Every Pentecost Monday, an older boy is selected as the Pentecost bearer who is taken to the forest and is there so densely covered with ferns and willows that he is unrecognizable and can hardly walk. The ferns are collected by the so-called dividers, made up of boys who took part in the Pentecostal ritual in the previous year. The bearer's costume includes a tail about 6 feet long, which is carried by the younger boys. He is led into the village while singing the taunt. He is preceded by a boy who carries a bell on a long stick who thus announces the Pentecost. The dividers collect small gifts from the residents. At the end, the Pentecostal bearer is led back into the forest and relieved of his costume.
caption: Pentecostal
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