Poaskearls

The Poaskearls ("Easter Guys") are eight Catholic, young (all around 20), male unmarried from Ootmarsum in Twente , which play an important role in the folklore and customs of the Passover there. When the Carnival is over they begin preparations for the Passover. They are recognizable by their long beige raincoat, black pants and hat .

The phenomenon exists Poaskearls long Ootmarsum. There is no generally accepted theory about the origin and meaning of their Easter customs. Already in 1840 the vlöggeln is mentioned in the sources. The origin of the practice is obscure. On March 15, 2015, this tradition placed on the National Inventory Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Netherlands.

Easter weekend
One day before Easter ( Holy Saturday ) announces the crier at 12 noon at the Passover. For one hour drive to nearby cars Easter Springendal to pine pick for the Easter fire .Around sunset they come back and drive them all singing to the Easter meadow to build the bonfire. On Easter Sunday (Sunday) Poaskearls make the 8:45 am and 14:15 pm for a tour of the church and sing while Easter songs. At 17:00 starts vlöggelen : hand-in-hand, the Poaskearls first, run the inhabitants of Ootmarsum (and other stakeholders) in a long trail through the town (and a few houses with Stiepel and cafes) to the market for alternately sing two Easter songs (which are repeated over time) and then lifting the children three times which is also called three times "hooray". At 20:30, the Easter bonfire lit by the poaskearls. Easter Monday is the ritual of circumambulation and the vlöggelen (this time to 17.30) repeated.