Easter Task Halen

Easter Task Halen is the name of an Easter tradition that is known, especially in the Twente Denekamp in the Dutch province of Overijssel .

With Easter in some regions Easter fires ignited. In some cases, there is lit in the Easter fires also an Easter task it into the fire, as in Losser , Dinkelland and Denekamp . Denekamp it is picked up at estate Singraven. At one o'clock on Easter Sunday draw hundreds of people from the village to the manor Singraven while they sing: Christ has broken teeth, there is now the Easter feast and day is the biggest day.

The owner points to the tree that is felled. All branches are taken off, except the top. Singing dragged the bare trunk to the Easter hump. The trunk is established with a teerton in top. The 'Judas', the one with Karioth is responsible for the whole thing, climbs up the pole and sells to the public. Karioth is called Krioter, a corruption of the name (of Judas) Iscariot . In the evening, the population at the Easter duty and is ignited.