Historisches Spiel von Jan un Griet
In our words:
The historical play of Jan and Griet on Weiberfastnacht is a firm tradition in the southern part of Cologne and is performed on Chlodwigplatz. It's about love, arrogance, rich and poor - and late awakenings.
In the organizer's words:
The historical play of Jan and Griet on Weiberfastnacht is a firm tradition in the southern part of Cologne and is performed on Chlodwigplatz. It's about: love, arrogance, rich and poor - and a late awakening.
The legend of Jan and Griet
The farmhand Jan from Kümpchenshof courts the love of the market woman Griet. She spurns his love because he is not refined enough for her. As a result, Jan goes off to the Thirty Years' War and returns years later as the famous general Jan von Werth. Griet regrets having rejected Jan back then and utters the historic words: "Jan, wer et hätt jewoss!" (High German: Jan, who would have known). But Jan rejects her with the words: "Griet, wer et hätt jedonn!" (High German: Griet, who did it).
The current route of the procession:
Expected route: Chlodwigplatz - Severinstrasse - Löwengasse - Weberstrasse - Follerstrasse - Mathiasstrasse - Mühlenbach - Hohe Pforte - Cäcilienstrasse - An Sankt Agatha - Schildergasse - Gürzenichstrasse - Obenmarspforten - Marsplatz - Seidenmacherinnengässchen - Unter Käster - Alter Markt
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