Tradition or taboo? Maikönig-election in the Rhein-Sieg district-a journey through time through the spring customs

Tradition or taboo? Maikönig-election in the Rhein-Sieg district-a journey through time through the spring customs

The custom of auctioning women as Maiköniges by bachelor associations in the Rhein-Sieg district continues to exist in many villages. Traditionally, the clubs choose their Maikönigpaar by auctioning the Queen. This practice, which goes back to the past as a dating app of the time, is said to be considered relaxed today. While some clubs maintain this Tradition and consider the auction as part of fun and symbolism, other clubs, such as the JGV Rosenhügel in Wolsdorf, reject the auction.

In Niederkassel, the bachelor associations compare the auction with crowdfunding, since the funds that are taken by the auction serve to finance May. These funds are used to maintain traditions such as setting up maypoles in kindergartens and old people's homes. In addition, the auction determines who is the so -called Rötzchesvadder, who bought most women, but still remains alone and takes care of those less offered.

In the Maiclub Happerschoß, the Maikönigpaar is determined by a classic acquisition, whereby the men offer on privilege to ask a girl whether it would like to spend May with them. The association has decided that only women from the club may be offered to ensure that someone who does not come from the village does not become a Maikon. This tradition, which is part of the culture of many villages in the Rhein-Sieg district, sees the members as a way to spend a pleasant evening and also let money flow into the club's fund.