Oecher Klenkes
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Owner:
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Seelenfeuer
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Released:
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
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Origin:
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Ziel: Auf nach Schottland und weiter nach Neuseeland
Goal: Head to Scotland and then to New Zealand
Öcher Klenkes (Oecher Klenkes)
Seit Generationen grüßen sich Aachener in aller Welt, wenn sie sich treffen, mit dem ausgestreckten kleinen Finger der rechten Hand. Woher diese ungewöhnliche Tradition – immerhin ist Aachen wohl die einzige Stadt mit einem eigenen Handzeichen – kommt, ist umstritten. Die geläufigste Erklärung ist die, dass sich in der industriellen Phase der Stadt die Aachener Arbeiter mit dem kleinen Finger die Nadeln „ausgeklenkt“ haben. Daraus entwickelte sich der Gruß, der sich schon bald auf die bürgerliche Bevölkerung übertrug.
For generations now, wherever they may meet in the world, Aacheners have been greeting each other by raising the little finger on their right hands. Aachen must be the only city with its very own hand signal! Its precise origins, though, are a matter of debate – the explanation you’ll hear most commonly is that, during the city’s industrial past, workers in our famous needle factories used to quality-test the finished needles and flick (“klenken”) any imperfect ones out using their little fingers. Hence the greeting which quickly spread to the local population.
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zdzgeo took it to Szlakiem wilka - Miecz stalowy
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zdzgeo took it to Z Czermnej na Liwocz #7
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zdzgeo took it to Szlakiem wilka - Znaki
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