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FACTSused integrally in celebrations of a pagan nature which the National
Socialists sought to bring back in German Culture. Celebrated
simultaneously with the German 'Labor Day'.
The use of a Maypole in fertility rites has dated back to ancient
times: as Spring and Summer bring 'renewal' processes in the earth, the
holiday of "May Day" was often also used as a courting ritual
The Mystical/Natural German concept of the German People as a whole
organism or entity in which the whole is greater than the sum of the
parts: the "Volk" or People [folk] include the German Weltschaunng or
world view, culture, practices, tie to German land, religion and
mythology. The Nazis referred often to the 'Volk' and nutured the
historical concept.
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The Dance on BeltaneOne may think it strange to find a page on a "Maypole" on a website about the Shoah, but the Maypole and Fertility symbols were central to understanding the German Nazi psyche. While the Maypole is neither completely German nor Nazi, dating back to the time of the Romans, it was used integrally in celebrations of a pagan nature which the National Socialists sought to bring back in German Culture. In much of Europe May Day is celebrated as a "beginning of summer" day, in which feasts, cultural festivals, dances around the Maypole and even political demonstrations are held.
The Maypole & FertilityThe use of a Maypole in fertility rites has dated back to ancient times: as Spring and Summer bring 'renewal' processes in the earth, the holiday of "May Day" was often also used as a courting ritual. The Maypole, a tall white pole with ribbons was built usually in a prominent place such as a town square. Participants in the "dance" each take a ribbon and proceed around the the Maypole, until the ribbons are intertwined around it. Couples are often then paired off. In Pagan ritual, the Maypole was a symbol of fertility, thought to bring the blessings of offspring in the near future. Mayday comes from the Pagan celebration of BELTANE, refering to 'bright fire". A Wiccan website (Wiccans continue the pagan celebration) defines Beltaine thusly:
It is also known in pagan circles as a celebration of the 'great horned god' and the goddess: a detail left out of many histories. In modern times, May Day is seen mostly as a general public holiday, and in Europe it has taken on meaning as a sort of "Labor Day", a celebration of the worker.
The VolkTo understand the Nazi's concept of fertility and the Maypole, one first has to consider their concept of the Volk. The "Volk" was not a peculiarly Nazi concept, but one they adopted, and wished to see a unified Germany return to. A unique characteristic of the German language is that it contains many philosophical and conceptual terms which have a breadth of meaning not often shared in the translations of those terms in other languages. "Volk", if it is literally translated, would simply refer to 'the people" or the German people. 2 The concept of the "Volk" though to German culture and history is far greater. It entails, the people, their history, their beliefs, their culture, and something just a little more: the volk is an entity, a living, "mystical" incarnation of all that the German people are. Many of the higher level Nazis were involved in "Volkish Mysticism" or beliefs and philosophies, even Nordic legend and mythologywhich were
This new "essence" the Reich hoped would one day replace what they perceived as the 'need' for the Church: the Church in Hitler, Himmler's, and Goebbel's consideration was too narrow a confine and not a German concept. One of the central points of "volkische practice were to be a reintroduction of "fertility" rites. May Day was already in tradition as both a 'summer solstice' holiday and 'labor day': the Nazis hoped to bring back the emphasis on fertility and the German Volk. The reason for this is not difficult to intuit: along with Hitler's
'messianic' delusions and Eugenics program,
Hitler saw a future which involve a Super- or Master Race of Aryans
perfect in every way. There were great measures taken to promote the
fertility and progenity of German blood: incentives were given to German
mothers to have larger families. Odd programs such as Lebensborn were formed to produce an
elite of the Master Race from 'willing' young German women and the Nazi
elite. This Master Race, with "master-characteristics" and traits would
eventually become the premiere if not only race, clearing the bloodlines
of Europe in and ethnic and racial cleansing. (World View) of the Reich.
(See Motherhood
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