Do Germans REALLY Wear Dirndls & Lederhosen?! | Feli from Germany
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- Do Germans still wear their "Trachten" (traditional clothing) today? Can tourists wear Dirndl & Lederhosen to Oktoberfest too? And how come Bavarian Tracht really isn't as traditional as most people think? You'll find all the answers in this video! And if you're wondering where to buy a Dirndl in the US? Check out the beautiful Dirndls by Erika on ▸raredirndl.com?aff=16 (Made in Chicago!) and use my code FELI10 to get 10% off your first order!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
3:17 Do Bavarians wear Dirndl & Lederhosen?
5:19 History of Bavarian Tracht
11:43 Can tourists wear it?
12:49 Buy a Dirndl in the US
14:18 How to wear Dirndl & Lederhosen
16:06 More about Oktoberfest
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Hessische Tracht: Von Dr.Klaus Lamvbrecht - Eigenes Werk, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Thüringer Tracht: Ruhlaer Trachtenverein "Alt Ruhla" e.V. in Gotha, Schloss Friedenstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Hungarian Tracht: www.internationalwardrobe.com...
French Tracht: altevolkstrachten.de/trachten...
Erdinger Maibaum: Der Altenerdinger Maibaum. © Günter Herkner (merkur.de)
Gertrud Pesendorfer: Tiroler Volkskunstmuseum Innsbruck, Archiv
Wallach shop: Jüdisches Museum München
Lederhosen with sneakers: trachtenbibel.at
Bow intruction graphic: adlermode.com
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th-cam.com/video/br69qM03SQU/w-d-xo.html 👈Check out my new TRACHTEN GUIDE video where Ben and I show you, how to wear Lederhosen & Dirndls, how to style them, & where to get authentic Lederhosen in the US! :)
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Traditionally speaking, what would the difference between being single or a virgin? Weren't they one and the same back in the day? I stumbled upon this video doing research for a German class I'm teaching next week. When I was a foreign exchange student, my host family told me that the socks (maybe just the ones worn by women) indicated whether you were Catholic or Evangelical. I think the ones with the red ribbon running around the top of the socks were for Catholics and blue was for Evangelicals, but I don't remember for certain. Do you know anything about that? Do you know if the practice was just regional (I lived in Schwaben.)? I want to give the right info.
Probably in the minority here, but I appreciate the historical background research for this video. Great job 👍
Maybe a minority but not alone. I love history
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I was a U.S. soldier in Germany and i went to Oktoberfest in 1986.
Learned you do not go to get drunk.
You go to watch others get drunk.
Their is where the entertainment is at!😁
In my (U.S.) high school I took a couple of years of German. We had a day where all the kids in language classes were encouraged to wear "native" clothing of the language we were learning. Most of my male German classmates said "no way", but I thought "why not?". The teacher sent a lederhosen design and my mom (who was a pretty good seamstress) made a reasonable facsimile for me. Yeah, I got a lot of looks and laughs that day, but it was just one day - I survived!
I wore a Pope costume to my high school around Halloween for a day and had a severe allergic reaction to the fabric. I’m telling you this story because I wore it to my German class and the teacher loved it!
@@dawsynasay4841 The icing on the cake would have been if someone went as Martin Luther so you could have lay the blame for your allergic reaction on him. 🙃
if you wear this here in the north of Germany.... maybe you get strange looks or some rude comments...if you are lucky....
if you be unlucky, beaten up and left for dead in the curb!
@@dawsynasay4841 the Papal person is Holy office & person....don't be immature by thinking it's OK to dress up as one for Halloween
@@quiricomazarin476 You’re own comment is immature by pointing out something as ludicrous as what you just said. Not every body is Christian, and guess what? Everyone deserves to be made fun of. Stop taking everything seriously, amigo.
I'm from Austria, and my grandparents used to live in an area where pretty much everyone wore "Tracht" on Sundays. Men didn't wear Lederhosen to church though, they had a suit called a "Trachtenanzug", which was like a normal suit, but usually a lighter colour (grey or beige) with a different cut of the collar (like a stand-up band collar or something) than regular men's suits.
The Ausseer Dirndl is still part of the culture of that area, although you don't see it quite as often as 30 years ago. Our neighbour used to wear her everyday Dirndl about half of the time, and otherwise wore rather plain work dresses or smocks. She had a Sunday Dirndl in a slightly different design.
In most of Austria, aprons used to be tied in the back regardless of relationship status, but we've adopted the Bavarian system now. Children and waitresses also have the bow in the back.
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Danke, faszinierend!
When I was a kid in Bavaria about 50 years ago, I wore lederhosen as play clothes. (this was not all that unusual back then). Indestructible.
Born 1963 we even wore them for play in Cologne, but they didn’t look like traditional Tracht. I remember having one in red.
some older farmers still wear them for work, if made well they can last a lifetime
A German friend very much from the North (Bremen) brought a Lederhose to Scotland for my older brother back in the 1960s. It was exactly the same as her nephews wore in Germany. As you say, indestructible.
I had one I inherited from my cousin and before her it had been worn by other 3 girls in the family. It was red and the pockets had the shape of a heart. Loved them. Best trousers to play outside with.
My brother had the classic ones that cover the knee, looked great in them.
I of course for family gatherings always had my Dirndl and Dirndljackerl. We usually wear Tracht for those occasions.
My dad still wears Tracht to go to the Opera or to church and other formal occasions.
I'm from Munich, like Feli, but was born in 1976.
As an adult, I am wearing mine for work in the garden. It's a pair made for work. Think of a pair of leather shorts. Just a belt. No braces/suspenders.
I come from Hessen and I get asked all the time about the Lederhose and Dirndl. I only seen people wearing Tracht in small villages and for festivals. I always tell people Bavaria is like whole other country, kinda like Texas...here in America we are all not Cowboys either. That seems to make sense to people. When my daughter was little she got an original Dirndl and Lederhose from Germany (my Mom lived many years in Bavaria).
Ei Gude wie?
Haha, das sage ich auch immer. Komme aus dem LaDaDi!
@@planbakadaniela wa?
LaDaDi = Landkreis Darmstadt-Dieburg (That was new for me, and I am from HG)
@@ernstellert229 ah...
"that might sound pretty old" reminds me of a saying that"In America 200 years is a pretty long time, in Europe 200 miles is a pretty long distance."
It's not a big distance either, because Europe is as big as the USA. But for a country like the Netherlands, Belgium or Denmark, 200 miles (320 km) is a long distance
@@inotoni6148 depends on how you look at it. Including much of Russia it is about the same size, if you look at just the EU, it is only half as big as the US.
@@uliwehner I didn't even consider Russia. However, the distances are similar in Europe because there are many more bodies of water in Europe. For example, from Naples to Tromsø it is about 4360 km (2725 miles, south-north) and from Brest to Donetsk 3640 km (2280 miles, west-east).
These places aren't even the southernmost, northernmost, westernmost, or easternmost.
@@inotoni6148 He doens't mean the actua distance, he means that if you travel 200 miles in europe you might end up in a different country, a different culture. That's whats meant with long distance
@@jbsuckssooo That's correct
I was in Munich in 2016, about two weeks before Oktoberfest. I went to the department store (2nd floor, where the Tracht was) and tried on and purchased Lederhosen and a nice shirt. There were many others there, mostly local mothers buying their older sons theirs in anticipation of Wiesn. It was fun as I would come out, and all the mothers would yay or nay the pants/shirt combo I had on, until I came up with the winning set.
Still have them.
That sounds awesome!
Bet it's not everybody who can have that experience! 😁
A good Lederhosn lasts a lifetime :)
@@synapsolustv4026 If you you always stay in the same shape🙈
Yea or nay
Wobei Sneaker mit der Lederhose schon grenzwertig ist. :D
Right! I find it disgusting.
I'm from the Netherlands and I think you missed a particular type of 'tracht' that is still fairly common to see in Germany: "die Zunftkleidung". I think it's an important part of culture because it also contributes to the appreciation of craftsmanship.
Henri, great idea, why don't you make a video showing the carpenters garb, bakers, and other similar outfits. I would watch that. Be sure to go into details, like jewelery, history of the Guilds, etc. Explain the "walz" and so forth.
@@uliwehner I would love to but first of all I'm not a vlogger, and second I'm not that well educated on the subject.
Very true!!!
you cant get it into a brain of the avg American.... some think Germans speaking Dutch...
i cant, but still like to travel to the Netherlands, been to Holland, too...lol!
German btw!
@@Arltratlo Well one could say I'm almost German: I live about 10 km from the German border, been there on many holidays, watched German TV almost all my life and even lived in Germany for a year during militarily service. I was in Germany just yesterday. As a kid I even wore a lederhose from Austria.
When I lived in Munich in the mid 80s, it was not uncommon to see professionals of all ages dress in a more formal tracht for work in banks and offices. You didn't mention that there is more to tracht than just Lederhose, as there are very nice men's suits in the Bavarian style in dark green, gray, and black.
Feli you always do that dirndl justice!! 😍😍
Feli looks absolutely amazing and gorgeous in a Dirndl!!!
@@johnNJ4024 Never call someone Fräulein, please. It’s a diminishing term for a woman, Frau, and is not used any longer in Germany. 1971 it was eradicated from use in offices, legal papers etc.
@@claudiakarl7888 Thank you for letting me know. The few people that I can speak German with are in their 80s and came to the U.S. in the late 40s and haven't returned. They never mentioned it to me. I wasn't aware it's not acceptable now. Sorry, I've edited my comment. I meant no disrespect.
@@claudiakarl7888 What is an acceptable term to refer to a young woman if you're paying her a compliment, or is there none and you simply refrain? Just wondering. Thank you for your help. :)
@@claudiakarl7888 The diminutive form expresses sympathy, not arrogance. If you find something cute, the diminutive form (-CHEN. -LEIN) is usually chosen.
For example take the famous German "EichhörnCHEN" aka squirrel. No one would say "Eichhorn". Or take the term "MädCHEN" aka girl. No one is using "Maid" today.
Women who demanded to forbid the traditional expression for an unmarried young woman were only showing their lack of self-confidence.
My mom has a picture of herself and my uncles when they were very young (4,5, and 6) from the late 50's, and they have lederhosen and a drindl. Back in the early 90s when I was in Germany, my mother's uncle would wear lederhosen on some weekends. One time when I was with him, we were stoped by Japanese tourists who wanted a picture with him. The family does live in a very small, semi rural town.
Greetings from Passau. My wife and i wear tracht for our wedding and we used our wedding cloth for almost every Wiesn, Gäubodenfest, Dult and smal Volksfest we are on, cause its a shame to just use it for one day.
I am from Northern Germany and normally have nothing to do with Bavarian Tracht, but ahead of my first visit to Oktoberfest (in September) I asked a friend from Munich if I should get a Lederhosen... his answer was the best: you wanna sit on a beer-covered bench with a pair of jeans or Lederhosen? So I bought one.
Side note: Switzerland has a mix of French, Italian and German culture. Some Swiss also wear the dirdl on special occasions like holidays or festivals
The language is standard German which is the High German found all over Switzerland but the local language is Swiss German, which is an Alemannic dialect that’s not related to High German. If you come from a German speaking country, you can get by but you may find it difficult to understand locals in German Switzerland.
I’ve heard from members of my family (🇬🇷) living in Germany for years and know German as good as Hellenic, that the Swiss German is not German😂😂😂
I don’t know if people of Germany and Switzerland have a controversy about the German of Switzerland..??😂
@@Kolious_Thrace I mean, it's not a controversy, it's really just that Swiss German is an entire language of its own, and Germans that aren't from the border region will have a very hard time understanding it, if they understand it at all.
@@leDespicable that’s what they told me pretty much.
We were taking and I said in Switzerland they speak French and German and they told me ehhh no! Don’t compare the German German with the Swiss German. We from Germany we cannot understand them!
And I was like they sound kinda the same so how different they are and they told me it’s almost like they don’t speak they same language…
I’m not from there so I cannot really understand the difference!
@@Kolious_Thrace To native speakers the two languages definitely don't sound alike at all
Always love the history part on your videos. They're so interesting. Didn't know they had so many types and colors of Drindls and Lederhosen.
I agree, I also like how she also explains the etymology of the words and breaks them down. It makes it easier to remember.
After WW2 a german family moved into my neighborhood in St.louis mo. and their son was my age we clicked as i helped him with english and i picked some german as well, HE had a pair of those shorts with the shoulder straps and i thought they were awesome.
I am Mexican but I was born in USA. 🇺🇸 I used to love to wear Laderhose for Halloween 🎃 I think your Dirndl dresses are so beautiful for German style. ❤
You look great in this traditional outfit. It is very cute and girly 😊
I see these traditional costumes when I attend the local Sommerfest and Oktoberfest held by the Lancaster Leiderkrantz in Lancaster County, PA.
Love the food, music and dancing.
Same up here in Syracuse.
Liederkranz from the German "Lied". Also a technical term in English, same spelling
I went to that many years ago and it was very memorable. Unfortunately it was sweltering hot with nary a breeze to be found, so I couldn't stand to stay very long.
Thanks for the education, Feli! My first night visiting Munich, I went to a Bavarian restaurant and saw a couple guys wearing Lederhosen. At first I thought, the uniforms here really do authentically match the restaurant’s decor! And then I realized they were customers, when a half dozen other young men in their 20s came in with nearly identical outfits and it was a group of friends or a social club going out for the evening. It’s then that I learned that wearing traditional clothing isn’t really like wearing a “costume.” I had to laugh out loud when Feli talked about tourists coming in cheap costumes.
My drag mother is from a mountain village in Austria and told me stories about her mother wearing dirndl all summer. Years later I was in Germany for work and found a shop selling them. Of course I had to get some for myself and her. I was very excited to find it on account of having a little exposure to the tradition. Now I can't wait to see her in it. I was really struck by how very flattering dirndls are. They look good on everyone, and the ones I found were very practical. They where just below the knee, very nicely made. Solidly constructed. I see why the tradition has endured. I love them!
I absolutely love this video. I agree with you about authenticity in the clothing. It is disrespectful to wear cheap knock-off clothing. When visitors come to Texas I always try to point them to real cowboy items. Good hats are expensive but they wear well and will last a long time. Most sellers will custom shape the hat at no charge. Look at a real Texas rancher and copy them.
In the mid 80's I bought a $15 dollar hat in Texas .I liked it - until I was in El Paso and attended a rodeo. After that I never wore the hat again.
Yes, i can confirm about the longevity of a real hat!
I have mine since 1991.
Well, it's now quiet out of shape, because i used it to fan the fire and sat on it, but i still wear it!
I like the Drindls and Lederhosen. It's understood that it's not everyday wear in modern times. I'm from the US and I love history. I wear Buckskin Pants when I attend encampments portraying life in the 1700s & 1800s. Trachten is part of Southern German/Austrian History and I'm happy Trachten has been preserved. We, here in PA have a German Family that sell all type of Trachten and accessories. No inexpensive, however; quality merchandise. Good video. Best Wishes.
Trachten are existing in every Country and they are different in every Region. In North of Bavaria (Franken, where I am from) the Tracht isn't like in Munich.
I will never wear this "South-Bavarian-Style".
My last name is also Becker and I'm from Germany 🌞
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@@angelikapreu9323 I remember attending a wedding where the dress code was Tracht, if you had one (I didn't). Pretty many people wore Lederhosen and Dirndl, BUT the bride's brother turned up in Franconian (Northern Bavarian) Tracht, with breeches, red-and-white chequered shirt, felt jacket and a cocked hat. Just to remind people that Tracht is much more than what Feli describes.
The handful of times I was in Bavaria the only people, by and large, that I saw wearing tracht were waiters and waitresses or clerks in souvenir shops.
In cities, that would be quite correct. It's a little different in the Alpine villages
@@solicitr666 I was mostly in the cities. The only Alpine villages (or close enough) that I spent much time in were Berchtesgaden and Hohenschwangau.
But even then I was mostly in the areas that were more for tourists. It's not like I was out canvasing farms and what not. rofl.
You probably didn't visit on a public holiday. On these days we wear Tracht as well, like Maibaumaufstellen, Kirchweih, St. Martin, St. Georg, ... And as she already mentioned to Dorffesten, weddings and funerals.
It's usually worn for festivities. My father wears Tracht to go to the opera and we wear it for marriages, family gatherings.
One article of Tracht which really is still worn as an everyday garment is the woolen Strick-Jacke, with ordinary street clothes. One sometimes sees Janker worn the same way.
I was in Bavaria in September of 1987. We saw a lot of people wearing it at Octoberfest. We also saw a few middle age and older people wearing it in smaller towns. It's possible that they were given to special events like a wedding.
Tracht is worn in everyday life down in Garmisch-Partenkirchen!! It’s not about everyone wearing it but LOTS of people do. It’s also the most common clothing for children to wear for school photos.
Wait, you DON'T just sit around the house in your dirndl??? Well, I'm disillusioned! 🙂 Great video, Feli!
No, at home she wears short Lederhosn :-)
When I lived in Munich, I had a dirndl and got a lot of compliments whenever I wore it, which was only very special occasions.
Loved the video. I'm from Ireland with a bavarian name and a very old East Prussian history. Here in Ireland you can buy very old traditional German and Austrian tracht in vintage shops. It comes in with the street clothing and it's cheap to buy.
I think Lederhose and Dirndel are very cool, and would like to see it worn more often. I wear mine every chance I get.
I have lived in Bavaria since the early 1990s, in particular, in Franconia. The traditional male dress where I live doesn't include Lederhosen. The classic local Tracht includes red or dark colored woolen breeches (knee length pants), though - as you mention, Feli - they are now ubiquitous at almost any beer festival. My father-in-law, who grew up in a rural village on the Thuringian-Saxon border in the 1930s-40s. Most boys in his village wore Lederhosen as their "everyday" pants (durable, easy to care for) and "proper" cloth pants for Church or other festive occasions.
Other than beer festivals, most Schützenvereine/ "gun"-clubs wear their traditional dress for special occasions.
Agreed - it is most unusual to see Lederhosen worn in Franken. Indeed, I wore Lederhosen to the Sandkirwe in Bamberg and people commented on my "Bavarian" outfit. A true Frank doesn't consider himself Bavarian. "Gott sei Dank, i' bin a Frank" as they say... (or "Frei statt Bayern")
Great video! I love the “deep dive” into the traditions and evolution of the clothing.
There's a city in Washington State called Leavenworth. It has no ties to Bavaria, but the merchants decided to model their town on Bavaria ... or what they imagined Bavaria to be like. Some have studied the region pretty thoroughly, and I think a few of the merchants there now actually hail from Germany. Anyway, it's a fun place to visit. ... I got a pair of lederhosen and was shocked to find how heavy they are.
The Little Black Dirndl suits you very well. Absolutely beautiful. You should consider sending Erika a shot of that video to use in her Gallery.
I have two pair of lederhosen from when I was a small boy. My heritage is 1/2 Deutsch.
My new wife is 100% Deutsch and I definitely want to see that “Dirndl” for her to wear! Great Video. Thank You
I'm an American of Scots heritage (among others) so I've worn a kilt more than once. In Highland games I did OK with the caber toss (throwing around telegraph poles). I wore tighty whities, not traditional commando. I wore a plain khaki shirt, I've never owned the doublet, but wore hose.
i am from middle of germany and don´t really like the german traditional clothings, i would never buy a lederhosen for example. but i really like the scottish kilt, looks awesome! :)
I grew up in Lower Bavaria.
As a child, I wore my lederhosen practically day and night in the summer. You could do anything with these lederhose without them breaking. I loved my lederhose so much that I was sure I would always wear them as an adult.
It wasn't quite like that *LOL*
Big fingers crossed on Oktoberfest this year, just got plane tickets and hotel but all refundable in case it's cancelled again!!! Your channel will be the bible for all things German until then!!!
I think it was more common when I would stay with my Oma & Opa as a child (60s&70s). I had several and when we went through my mom’s things after she passed away, she had a ton including accessories! Great video. The only Octoberfest I have been to was in Leavenworth, WA and saw many of the (cringe) Halloween costume outfits!
I agree. When we were in Germany in 1973, it was fairly common to see Germans in Lederhosen, at least doing vacationy type things. I was a child, so don't remember the exact context, but it was still a thing then.
German here. In the 60s and early 70s a leather shorts was actually common for boys and girls all over Germany. But they weren’t seen as part of a Tracht. I guess we had them because they were really sturdy and weren’t easy to destroy while playing outside. Kids in my area - Cologne - didn’t wear them in school, just for playing outside.
I love your channel and energy. I was fortunate to live in Germany on two occasions. The first time in the Eifel and the second time in Pfalz. Just before COVID 19 hit my wife and I visited a dear friend in Nord Rhine Westphalia. Part of me will always be part of Germany. This video post on traditional dress reminded me of my wife's Drindl, She bought it to wear to Octoberfest along with a close friend. Sadly work did not allow her to go but she treasured the Drindl nonetheless. Your channel helps keep me connected and educates me in nuances about culture, customs and historyy
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In 1985 I accepted a position with a large company in Bavaria as a Senior R&D Engineer. Another engineer & I arrived late Friday with only an address where we were to stay, and the company office address for Monday. We had the weekend to figure out where everything was in our part of town, and set off to find a restaurant for dinner. We were far from the tourist part of town.
We found a cozy little corner pub and went in, only to hear the music playing ... It was Cowboy Night every Friday. I had offers to buy my shiney black cowboy boots, and they made us feel as much at home as possible.
I went to Germany back in 2019. I actually found a pair of lederhosen in Triberg in the Black Forest. I absolutely love mine and definitely recommend checking out a shop called Moden Stadl if you ever find yourself in Triberg.
My family is from a village next to Triberg. And yes, the Lederhosen are traditionally also from this area but there are slight differences to the Bavarian style. You see an even greater difference between the women’s dresses.
@@linibellini that’s awesome!
Black Forest Tracht is very unique. Those hats are awesome. Bollenhut: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Bollenhut-Gutach.jpg/220px-Bollenhut-Gutach.jpg
@@uliwehner Yes I love them. My american partner just thinks they look very silly haha! I don't own one but have photos of my grandmother as a young woman wearing her Tracht, all complete with the red Bollenhut for unmarried women.
The Bollenhut is only worn in the Kinzigtal area in the southern black forest. They're actually very protective of the local aspect and the Bollenhut makers will only make those for women from those villages and their children. But the other parts of the black forest all have their own, very interesting Trachten. Almost every village has their own take, some with other extravagant hats and head accessories.
Oh, I've been to Triberg, too ... the waterfalls were amazing! You saw them? o_O
When I was in Germany with the Army, I purchased a German Hat that has lots of pins of places I went and a small brush. I forgot what it's called, however when I came home and went to a local German fest and wore the hat, it was the talk of the fest, it was like did I really go to those places and some old timer Germans talked about what I was wearing.
The brush is a Gamsbart....it comes from the rough of a Chamois...a kind of antelope from the Alps.
I wasn’t sure what to wear to Oktoberfest but the locals strongly encouraged me my wife and I to wear tracht. It is a big part of the festival economy and I think it showed respect by trying to honor the customs. Once I got to the event I actually felt way more comfortable as I fit in better in tracht.
My wife wore her Dirndl when we got married in North Carolina. She's Bavarian as well and I wouldn't trade her for the world.
Thank you for a very interesting video. I'm glad that your traditional clothing was able to survive the political stigma it acquired during the 30's and 40's.
When Americans try to pronounce the menswear in this video, it usually comes out "Liederhosen". Also, if we had 𝑪𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒕, what would it consist of?
It would certainly involve Bengal tiger stripes.
Has anyone noticed, Feli is super cute and she is a great teacher!!!!
I just love her smile, and she cheers me up!!!!
These videos make me happy! Great stuff!
Hi Feli! I recently started following your channel and came across the video where you were explaining your greeting "Servus". I'm a history buff and know that a common expression in the UK in the 18th and at least early 19th century was "Your servant sir" or madam or just "Servant sir" usually as a parting expression. This probably came from the common closing in letters of "Your humble servant". Perhaps there's a similar history in German?
I was born and raised in Munich and we only said servus when parting kinda like see ya. You wouldn't say see ya as a greeting but that was the 60s and 70s.
You're right. It originates from latin "servus humillimus" ("your humble servant"). However, it's not a thing in all of Germany but rather in South-Germany and in the area of the former Austro-Hungarian empire. In the rest of the country "Tschüss" is used for good-byes and in some regions also "adé", both forms are derived from french "adieu".
@@VoodooMcVee and "Auf Wiedersehen " is also said a lot
@@danpals7678 i am from southeast bavaria and we use servus both ways - as greeting for coming and going.
servus is the lation translation of words like "slave" or "servant". Thus, people speaking the education elite's language latin operated with that term.
Sticking to latin survived a bit longer in the catholic south than in the protestant north.
I lived in the village of Ramstein back in the 50's. It was very common to see boys wearing lederhose for everyday wear. Some of the pairs looked to be very well used and had the reputation of being indestructible and most likely passed down from one generation to the next.
Always so informative. You do such a good job researching the history!
I love that you're so excited and informative.
It would have been good to learn more about German costumes in general. There were costumes everywhere in Germany up until World War II. I happened to see one from the north, it looked very gothic. The person who wore it said that they were banned from wearing traditional costumes because of the bad image caused by WW2.
I only know the Bavarians, those from the Black Forest and the Sorbians from East Germany
Not the "bad image" the Nazis destroyed the culture and banned the various cultural clothes...Becaus they want to form a united "German tribe" there where no place for so many different cultural clothes.... So after the WW2 the wearing of cultural clothes was just not continued...
@@m.s.3041 Ok, thanks
For that you have to get in contact with Vereine or local museums. Note that even single places had/have their own Trachten or variants of them.
Fun Fact: When Bavarian poet Oskar Maria Graf lived in New York after fleeing Nazi Germany, he obstinately wore his short Lederhosen, Lodenjanker (loden jacket) and Bavarian hat there all the time.
Keep the content coming, I've learned so much about Germany from your videos, Feli!
I have my lederhosen from Munich, and love to wear them here in Columbus, Oh!
One small note (your English is amazing and this is an easy one to miss). Plaid shirts, the word Plaid is pronounced Plad (no I sound), rhymes with glad, not laid
The dirndls and lederhosen look amazing and although they´re probably waaaay out of my price range, I imagine lederhosen would make for a nice outfit for when Oktoberfest rolls around here in Norway (our Oktoberfest is on a much smaller scale than its German counterpart but still massively popular), the Trachten look amazing on the people wearing them! I´m actually in Bavaria with my parents right now, we´ve been staying at this golf hotel in Bad Griesbach and today we´re gonna drive to Munich and check out the city, can´t wait! 🤩😍
I didn’t know you had an Octoberfest in Norway! In which areas to you celebrate that? We’ll be there for a month this autumn, maybe we should bring our Trachten! 😄
@@linibellini They can be found in our biggest cities although they're on a much smaller scale than Oktoberfest in Germany.
@@DidrickNamtvedt Thanks! I guess then my chances don't look too good, I'll be up in Vesterålen area. Enjoy your stay in Bavaria!
I would love to hear your honest take on Oktoberfest as a local. I grew up in Germany and even lived in Bavaria for a few years. I have never been to the Oktoberfest in München. No one in my extended family wanted anything to do with Oktoberfest in Munich. We would go to local ones, but I was always told the one in Munich was horrible because it was overrun by drunken, obnoxious American and British tourists. I have tried to warn Americans I know that their concept of what Oktoberfest is may be shattered by their actual experience.
I am from Munich originally, but moved away after school in 1996 and haven't been to the Oktoberfest since 1999. But my parents still go even now in their 80ies. But they go early lunchtime, have some Steckerlfisch, Hendl and one beer together outside, never inside. They'll also go to Teufelsrad and Schichtl, that's just tradition, stroll around, maybe my dad shoots something, they'll get some Magenbrot, gebrannte Mandeln and go home before the masses arrive.
When I was a kid we wouldn't wear Tracht to go to the Wiesn, because it could get dirty. Nobody wore it there back then, it was more worn at marriages, birthdays, for church and such. Wearing Tracht for partying became a thing around the time I left.
I believe she has a video on Oktoberfest on her channel!
Very interesting. Thanks for educating us.
Always look forward 2 seeing your videos. Always informative
I´m glad you're talking about BAVARIAN tradition. Me, as a Northrhinewestphalian (western and most populous federal state of Germany) am really annoyed when always hearing these prejudices about Dirndl, Oktoberfest and so on when thinking of German culture. I don't own one, don't know anybody who owns a real one and when we have parties like "Oktoberfest" here, we dress up like costumes, feels kind of Bavarian Carnival to us, because we have no tradition in wearing Trachten. (Another example: I have never eaten a Weißwurst yet, and I´m older than 40 ;-) ) So, yes it's a great tradition in Bavaria and I appreciate holding these up, but it's not a German thing at all. It's Bavarian, like all Americans always wear texan hats, ride horses and carry a gun all day.
And Feli, your research and processing is really great and very interesting. I have learned a lot about Bavarian tradition today ;-)
I'm also a German over 40 and have never been to an Oktoberfest just doesn't appeal to me. It's mostly commercial anyway and 2. reflects primarily Bavaria. In Texas you can probably get more bang for your buck with clothes, good food, and maybe some ranching experience with horses, etc.
NRW Prinzessin hat keine Tracht. Schau dich mal um und frag dich durch, da findet sich gewiss einiges. btw. Bei uns gibt´s selten Carnival, aber immer Fasching. Tini hat doch bestimmt schon frisches, kühles, Bayerisches Bier versucht. Mit einer frischen (fast noch warmen) Brezn müsste das mit der Weißwurst doch zu machen sein. Unbedingt süßen Senf dazu. Für Veganer serviere ich gern einen OBATZTEN und RADIESERL zur Brotzeit. An guatn Appetit.
Thanks for telling us about that. I found it MOST Interesting
Super excited about the dirndle shop in Chicago!!! Gonna check that out for sure
I just want to mention that the term "Dirne" originally refered to an "unmarried woman/maiden" and also to an "maidservant" and the diminutive form "Dirndl" was used for "the young girls and female kids"...and those meanings are still in dialect use at the rural countryside
BUT in general colloquial speech outside of the countryside the term "Dirne" refers to an "Prostitute" it is the short form of the term "Lustdirne" = literally "lust maiden".
So never ever call a woman/girl a "Dirne" outside of the rural countryside unless you want to get slapped in your face...and in the countryside just say "Dirn" which is the dialect form in order to don´t mean "Dirne/Prostitute"
And "Dirndl" for the skirt is actually just the short form of the term "Dirndlkleid" = literally "Dirndl´s/maiden´s skirt"
Well in those movies like you mentioned "Sound of music" + "Zum Weißen Rössl" there is no "bavarian Tracht" to see .....in both movies they are wearing "traditional austrian Tracht" and in particular variations of "traditional Salzburger Tracht" because both locations where those movies took place are in Salzburg/Austria and because in general "traditional Trachten" (not those "modern haute cotour ones") are always representative to the local regions and therefore look different in behalf of shapes and colours and the pattern of the stiches no matter if Lederhos´n or Dirndl or hat in order to get recognized from where those actually are ..That´s the reason to make "Trachtenumzüge/Trachten Parades" where people are representing proudly their traditional local Tracht...if those would were all "bavarian" then all those Trachten would look like basically the same and the "Oktoberfest Trachten Parade" would be totally unvaried and dull and useless....So you simply can´t call them all "bavarian" because those in the from you mentioned movies simply aren´t.
Yes, you are right.
This guy lederhoses
Typical, complete, german detailed explanation with 100% correctness :)
i´m from germany too & i also know the term "Dirne" only as a very old and now unused word for prostitute
I would have assumed that kind of thing was only worn for festivals and for the German equivalent of hipsters.
Best video ever! I learned a lot about dirndl and lederhosen. Thank you!
You make your videos so interesting and fun and I learn a lot from them
Bavaria seems to have more in common with Austria than the rest of Germany.
I‘m from Cologne and believe me: if they show TV shows that take place in Bavaria I always yearn for subtitles. 😉
Bavaria and Austria share a long history, so they do have a lot in common. But to be fair, Bavaria has been part of Germany for quite a while now as well, so that also had a big impact. I would say there is more and more of a divide.
Thanks for your analysis. I’ve been to Munich and Bavaria once including Neuschwanstein castle. Very beautiful area of Germany.
The region of Bavaria I'd say. Franken probably has more in commen with areas that border it.
@@claudiakarl7888 Once when I was in Germany I saw an interview with a Bavarian farmer on TV and it had German subtitles - Ha Ha.
You mentioned Austria and Italy, but what about Switzerland? How much connection is there between Switzerland and Bavaria? I'm used to seeing Bavarian tracht in traditional Swiss representations and always assumed that they were indelibly linked.
Switzerland has their own traditional Tracht, as most countries do
Parts of Switzerland are German and parts are French .
Although Swiss people share common "Alpine" traditions, they (and their dialect) are not related to Bavarians but to Swabians, who are inhabitants of South-West Germany and of Alsace, France (before they forgot their German heritage and became French).
I'm first born in the USA. If you ever get near Rochester NY you should check out the swan market. Its just like visiting a small German meat store combined with a beer garden. The place is packed for lunch. It's big tables and you sit wherever you fit. Met a wonderful couple from cats elbow about a mile from where my aunt lived. Lol
Fascinating. I love a good history lesson.
I live in Munich* so I've been to the Oktoberfest, but to be brutally honest: it is ridiculously expensive (a Maß (liter of beer) costs basically twice what it costs normally) and tickets to get into the tents are super expensive as well (last time I went: 60 Euros for entry, a tiny bit of food and two beers. Each additional beer will set you back 15 Euros at least - and this was one of the less fancy tents).
Don't expect to party all night at the tent either. It's all over by 11 pm. You can continue the party in the city though, where bars are open basically all night. If you're going to come to Munich especially for it, fine, it's likely once in a lifetime so why not, splurge for this one time.
But don't get yourself taken advantage of. A cheap Lederhosen can be as little as 50 Euros. Don't go for the high quality ones, including hat with feather and the traditional shoes. They will set you back hundreds of Euros and you're only going to wear them once or twice. It is perfectly fine to wear just the Lederhosen and sneakers.
*I've been living here for 20 years now, so I am a 'Zugroasta' ('travelled to Munich'), an outsider. A person is only considered being from Munich if their family have been here for 100 years at least. Trying to speak Bavarian as a Zugroasta is frowned upon, unless you clearly do it in jest. But then, the Munich accent isn't even considered real Bavarian by the rest of Bavaria. Each village have their own variation of Bavarian and believe me, they are far from being mutually understandable. Someone from near the Austrian border will not understand someone from near the Czech border ('Hindawoidla' / 'from behind the forest' ie from really far away and culturally somewhat primitive).
Don't get me wrong, I love it here and I love the traditions/oddities, but this country sure should come with a manual as thick as a dictionary ^^
My experience also. I have seen Oktoberfest ruined by the commercialization of the
Tents and unreal costs.
My parents were missionaries to Germany from Iowa and went there in 53. Me and my 3 sisters were born and raised in Munich
I went to Octoberfest every year and we never had to pay to get into a beer tent and everything was pretty inexpensive. A long time ago.
Hmh.
Opening times of tents: The tents open up early in the morning. And also the "party" starts early. And they close early in the evening, as you said. The Oktoberfest is a family party (somehow, but with a lot of alcohol :( ) and nothing else.
Entry fee: There is no entry fee. Only if you want to have a reservation of a table seat, you have to pay a "Mindestverzehr". But: If you come late (and late means sometimes noon!), you won't get entry into a tent, because it is overcrowded there very soon. But normally there are tables outside around the tents you can sit at if the tent is closed.
Expensive experience: Definitely.
Cheap stuff: Why? If you can't afford or do not like proper Bavarian clothing, just do not wear it. It is totally ok (more ok from my perspective, then to wear the cheap Chinese stuff. It has something to do with respect for the local traditions. Oktoberfest is no Fasching, where you have to wear a costume).
There is no entry fee for the tents. You can get in for free. To reserve a table, though, you will have to buy vouchers of around 40 euros for food and drinks in advance.
Price of beer: At Frühlingsfest, a miniature Oktoberfest, that is taking place right now, a beer in the tent cost 12,80.
Funny that some German people equate traditional German clothing to Nazi's. I think most Americans would equate it to Beer and Sausage!
My wife bought a Dirndl when she was backpacking through Germany and Austria in the early’ 90s. She wears it every Halloween. BTW your English is nearly flawless.
My mother is from Nuremberg, sometimes you remind me of her. As a native of Chicago, now living in Fort Worth Texas, I do miss all the German culture of my home town, not that its not in Texas, just not in Fort Worth.
Ironically, it is also a stereotype to think that most Americans actually think that Germans where Lederhosen and Dirndls regularly. Ummm, no. That’s a German stereotype about Americans.
Plus many who settled here in the U.S and assimilate into American society kept most of their German heritage kept some of their traditions too. I think that's also everywhere Germans Migrated to besides the U.S.
Fun Fact: "Cultural Appropriation" is just an overused and meaningless buzzword.
Thank you for this interesting and well researched video! Even I as a German knew just a fraction of the history, and of the recent facts as well.
It's been a while since I have watched your videos- I do like the new addition and arrangement of the catch-lights. Looks good.
Love the background. Looks like you're blasting beauty and cuteness rays out of your head while you're talking.
I think this is the 1st sponsored youtube video I've seen where the sponsor bit not only doesn't feel like a transactional plug for money, but actually adds to the subject/content of the video. Perfect fit for your channel and this video.
Also, hi from northern KY!
You do such a great job playing the ukelele at the beginning of your videos, Feli! You're so talented.
Love the background. It definitely centers the head shots and is original. Great work Feli.
Dirndl and lederhosen is a common sight in the shows in Das Feshaus in Busch Gardens Williamsburg during the spring and summer. Been working there since 2018.
Feli, have you been to Frankenmuth Michigan. It’s a great little town and the two main restaurants they wear Dirndl and Lederhosen
Your videos besides being fun usually finish off with a lot of interesting, sometimes little known information that you have obviously spent time researching. I'm always a little better informed after watching. I hope you keep up the good work.
Amazing video and topic!
I know about a Moravian church in Pennsylvania. For Christmas Eve service, some women wear dirndl and serve their love feast (pastries and hot drinks).
My dad's side of the family came from Bavaria to PA in the 1870's!
Great video Feli!
Super fun information!
So glad I found your new channel, Feli from Germany 🇩🇪 my wife and I find your content enjoyable and informative. Blessings
Thank You so much for deep research in the origins of the tracht. Its refreshing to see that you dont shy away from the more difficult bits of german history. 😊👍❤️🇸🇪🇩🇪
Some day I have to get back to Germany for the biere and wine fests.... soo much good food, and drink.
I am from California, but I use to live in Vilseck.
Your video keep getting better.