KARFREITAG / GOOD FRIDAY
The Crucifixion
by
Matthias Grünewald
ca. 1510-1515.
According to
Duden
, 'Kar-' is related to OHG "chara" = "Weheklage, Trauer," rather than "carne" - meat.
Kar- from an Old High German word, cognate with English 'care', meaning 'sorrow', 'Wehklage', etc.; 'karg' comes from the same root.
Video Clips:
Kalvarienberg in Graz: Darstellung der Leiden Christi
and
Passionsspiele in Thiersee, um 1934
.
Traditional meal recipe:
Blue Carp with Horseradish sauce
.
