FREIBURGER ZEITGEISTLITERATURE (Satis Shroff)

Satis Shroff's ZEITGEIST LITERATURE : German Traditions: Brauchtumsabend 2017 (Satis Shr... : European Culture in the Black Forest: BRAUCHTUMSABEND 2017 IN FREIBURG-KAPPEL (Satis Shroff) The evening began with the marching in ...

European Culture in the Black Forest: BRAUCHTUMSABEND 2017 IN FREIBURG-KAPPEL (Satis Shroff) The evening began with the marching in of the Schauins länder Berggeister which lasted five minutes with fanfare from the one-man electronic band . The handing over the kend ceremony was performed by Mr. Hermann Dittmers and Manual Weber. The mayor has to hand over the key of the town to the merriment of the local verein, which is an old tradition. This was followed by the Narrenspiel with the Schauinsländer Berggeister demonstrating their skill with the sticks that they wield. I love the masks and costumes of the Berggeister with the yellow and green leafy dress and bells chat chime when they move or dance.  Every year the story of how a girl, this time depicted by Lorena Linder, my old friend Richard Linder’s grandchild, was rescued by a Berggeist from a big avalanche. The other participants in the story were: Jörg Andris, Sebastian Linder, Fabian Schweizer, Sandro Hug an

Irene Nemirovsky: Words About an Old Wound by Satis Shroff

Lyrics from Nepal: Muna Madan by Satis Shroff : Satis Shroff has translated Nepali literature (prose and poems) by Nepali writers such as: Laxmiprasad Devkota (Muna Madan), Bhupi Sherchan, Banira Giri (Kathmandu), Bhisma Upreti, Krishna Bhakta Shrestha, Bal Krishna Sama (Ich Hasse & Auf der Suche nach Poesie), Abhi Subedi, Toya Gurung, Dorjee Tschering Lepcha (Die Ameisenkönigin & Der Spinnenmensch), Guruprasad Mainali (Der Martyrer), Krishna Bam Malla (Der Pfluger), Lekhnach Paudyal (Der Himalaya), Hridaya Singh Pradhan (Die Tränen von Ujyali), Shiva Kumer Rai (Der Preis des Fisches),Sharad Sharma (Woman:Nature), Toya Gurung (Mein Traum), Binaya Rawal (Phulmayas Dasainfest), Abhi Subedi (Am Abend mit dem Auto), Bimal Nibha (Jumla), Jiwan Acharya (Der Bildhauer & Muglin) etc. into German, a part of which can be read under the title ‘Im Schatten des Himalaya.’