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There is still a tradition of very small family-owned travelling circuses in parts of Germany, where tents seat about 40-50 people, and all acts are performed b
by Biologist123 3y ago
There is still a tradition of very small family-owned travelling circuses in parts of Germany, where tents seat about 40-50 people, and all acts are performed by circus family members. I wondered who the performers were and what there origin was. They definitely spoke good German, but the circus names don't seem 100% Germanic. At one I attended 3 or 4 years ago, the ringmaster threw daggers at volunteer spectators, missing them and pegging a wooden board behind them. Are the owner/operators Yenish?
If anyone knows more about this tradition, I would be keen to know.
- anon2929 3y agoTraveling carnivals have very little to do with itinerant groups like Yenish people or travelers. Due to itinerant lifestyles, there can occasionally be members of itinerant groups working in that occupation but that is not typical. Most carnies have a home base. And many historically itinerant groups have become “sedentary” including many Yenish people. Though over time the sedentary tend to assimilate, intermarry and lose their distinct cultural character.