They are popular motifs on old postcards and have been good luck charms since the Middle Ages: the chimney sweeps. Styrian Manfred Vötsch is one of them – and explains why children in particular love the gold buttons on his outfit.
The face and hands black with soot, a pitch-black outfit, brushes and a ladder over the shoulder: in addition to lucky pigs and four-leaf clovers, chimney sweeps have been one of the most popular lucky charms in Styria for centuries. The Fortuna Trio is especially popular on drawn postcards, which have been sent on a journey with blessings since the beginning of the 20th century around New Year’s Eve. But why are we so happy when the chimney sweeps climb on our roof just before New Year?
Source: Krone
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