Ratcatcher's Day
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Date | 26 June or 22 July |
Frequency | annual |
Ratcatcher's Day, Rat-catcher's Day or Rat Catcher's Day is celebrated on 26 June or 22 July, commemorating the myth of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
Overview
The town of Hamelin in Germany uses the June date[1] and the term "Pied Piper Day".[2] The confusion of dates is because the Brothers Grimm cite 26 June 1284 as the date the Pied Piper led the children out of the town, while the poem by Robert Browning gives it as 22 July 1376. It is a holiday remembering rat-catchers, similar to Secretary's Day and Presidents Day.[3][4]
References
- ^ "The legend of the Pied Piper".
- ^ "Pied Piper Day - Stadtportal der Rattenfängerstadt Hameln".
- ^ Barron, James (4 September 1991). "An American Passion: Who Did What When?". New York Times. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
- ^ Roach, John (21 July 2004). "Rat Catcher's Day Eludes Pest Control Industry". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2004. Retrieved 9 June 2008.
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- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1918)
- Cheating the Piper (1920)
- The Pied Piper (1933)
- Paying the Piper (1949)
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
- The Pied Piper of Guadalupe (1961)
- The Pied Piper (1972)
- Kummatty (1979)
- Fluteman (1982)
- Abra Cadabra (1983)
- The Pied Piper (1986)
- It's the Pied Piper, Charlie Brown (2000)
- Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (1994)
- King Rat (1998)
- Wild Blood (1999)
- The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
- The Rats of Hamelin (2005)
- Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009)
- Hamelen (1970s series)
- Pied Piper Puss (The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show episode, 1980)
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Faerie Tale Theatre episode, 1985)
- The Day of the Clown (The Sarah Jane Adventures story)
- "Scatty Safari" (The Goodies episode)
- Der Rattenfänger von Hameln (1879 opera)
- Clarinet Concerto (1948 Copland Concerto)
- "Mr. Tambourine Man" (1965 Bob Dylan song)
- "The Piper" (1980 ABBA song)
- Pied Piper Fantasy (1982 Corigliano Concerto)
- "Symphony of Destruction" (1992 Megadeth song)
- "The Sound Above My Hair" (2009 Scooter video)
- Pied Piper (The Flash)
- Rat King (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Testament
- The Flies
- Montag aus Licht
- Popular culture
- Literary accounts
- Pied Piper's House
- Ratcatcher's Day
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