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Subject: old type-setters trade tradition

Date: Wed 13/07/05 15:25:36 GMT

Name: Robbi

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The Gautschfest is a very old tradition from some hundert years ago. When type setters finish their apprenticehip, they have to get washed-off the ink. I know a girl who made this apprenticeship and she told me about it. Of course they all know that they will be getting dunked. The instructors, the managers and the families are invited, there's a lot of handshaking and so nobody would appeare there in swimming gear.

Guys are getting dunked, aswell. In Germany and Austria are a lot of old trades with old weired traditions.

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By wetimer - Wed 13/07/05 13:52:57 GMT

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Can someone explain to me about Gauschfest?

Where does it happen? At a festival, or just on a street somewhere?

Do the girls know they are going to be dunked when they go out? They always seem to be wearing casual "street" clothes - so this would indicate not!

Do the volunteer, or are they asked? Or cajoled?

On the photos posted here, they all seem to enjoy it? Do they?

Do guys get dunked too?

How big a phenomenon is this GF, and what can we do to get it introduced to the UK too???

- wetimer

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