A Healing Well - One tells oneself...
The following story has been told for 600
years: the mining climber Eurasmus made
an inspection of the Sunnpau mine before
the start of his shift. He tapped on the
tunnels with a hammer to knock down
loose rock so that the miners could do
their work safely.
As he passed the shaft with the windlass,
he heard a voice. “Help, who will help me?
Please pull me up, I’ve been lying in the
shaft for three days and three nights.” He
shone his oil lamp downwards. Then he
saw a little black man with a long beard
whose whole body was trembling from the
cold.
He yelled down, “I’ll get you up. I’ll lower
the bucket for you, sit down in it.” So he
cranked up the bucket with the little man
in it.
When the man got up out of the bucket,
he saw it was a dwarf. “You saved my life.
Now you have one wish. Do you want gold
for a year, silver for two years, or 100 years
of healing water? If someone drinks from
your mine well, his pain will be gone.”
Eurasmus chose the water. From then on,
people living in the vicinity of the mine
lived in good health for 100 years.
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Fraubeten in St. Veit im Pongau
The Fraubeten is an old custom in St. Veit im Pongau that is practised during Advent. Pictures of the pregnant Mother of God Mary are placed in various houses. These pictures remain in a house for two days, where people then pray together in front of a small altar. Afterwards, they eat together. At the end of Advent, on Christmas Eve, people bring the pictures in a procession to the church, where they are set up for Christmas mass. The custom goes back to the search for shelter and brings people closer together during Advent.
Fraubeten in St. Veit im Pongau
The Fraubeten is an old custom in St. Veit im Pongau, which is celebrated during Advent. An image of the pregnant Mother of God Mary is carried through various houses. The image remains in each house for two days and people come together to pray and eat together. At the end of Advent, the image is taken in procession to the church, where it is placed during the Christmas mass. This custom is reminiscent of the search for shelter and strengthens faith and togetherness in the community.
Fraubeten in St. Veit im Pongau
The Fraubeten is a traditional custom in St. Veit im Pongau, which is celebrated during Advent. An image of the pregnant Mother of God, Mary, is carried through various households, where it remains for two days and prayers are said. People come together, pray and eat together. At the end of Advent, the image is taken in procession to the church to be placed there during the Christmas mass. This custom goes back to the search for shelter and is a reminder of hospitality and is intended to bring people closer together at Christmas time.
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