Traditional happiness: Salzburg smoke sweepers bring joy to the office!

Traditional happiness: Salzburg smoke sweepers bring joy to the office!

On Tuesday morning, December 10, 2024, the Salzburg smoke sweepers ensured an unexpected visit to the Mein district in Salzburg. These traditional lucky charms not only brought a good mood, but also small golden lucky coins, which they distributed to the employees. Master smoke sweeper Michael Furthner and guild master Kurt Pletschacher also presented a special "Salzburg smoke -catchpower calendar" for 2025 to editor -in -chief Martin Schödorfer. This calendar, which has been created for the fourth time in collaboration with professional photographers, not only offers an overview of the year, but also shows the exciting connection between the two crafts with interesting insights into the work reality of the smoke sweepers.

like the oönachrichten are considered to be a folk happiness in the world. Their importance goes far back when a blocked fireplace could become a serious danger to the household. In such cases, the chimney sweeper was the rescue by cleaning the fireplace and making cooking and heating possible again. The chimney sweeper became a symbol of happiness for people whose life he made easier. The calendar is not sold regularly, but can be picked up against a voluntary donation in the guild office, whereby the proceeds from Caritas benefit.