Helga (call)
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Calling „Helga!“ is a running gag at German concerts and festivals.
Ritual[edit]
A person may call for a Helga,[1] others answer and come to a chorus like group effect.[2] „Helga ist tot!“ (Helga is dead) denies the helgaing request.[3] Further allegations are gravestones, memorials or graffiti. The background is unknown, some reports point to a rather rainy Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel, where a high pressure cyclone called Helga was called for but didn't arrive in time. The call was namegiver for an annual prize for German festivals.[4] and is being used by a service company.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Das Festival auf neon.de
- ^ <2004-04-14> Allgemeine Musiknewsgruppen-FAQ auf faqs.org
- ^ Julia Thiel: Das Festival-ABC auf einslive.de
- ^ Der Helga
- ^ Rituale auf Festivals: Götter im Dixi, erhöret uns, Spiegel 2012
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