Talk:Polterabend

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Isn't this exactly the same as a Bachelor Party--Roman Tuder (talk) 20:56, 8 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

In Austria and Switzerland, yes, in Germany, no. (For a custom, i.e. not something defined by authorities, that border is remarkably sharp.) --20% (talk) 18:43, 16 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I second that, being a German and married. In Germany you normally have both: A bachelor party (Junggesellenabschied) for close friends and often extravagant events including publicly making a fool of the groom/bride. Additionally you have a Polterabend for the family, friends and acquaintances. Comparing a Polterabend to a Junggesellenabschied would be very strange to most Germans. --79.222.163.227 (talk) 11:48, 27 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This article gives two contradictory explanations for this tradition. Which one should be removed? Axeman89 (talk) 18:44, 7 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• This doesn't seem correct. There is a claim about origin, having to do with shards, one about etymology, and two theories about what underlies the supposed cause of shards bringing luck. It could be better written, but it's not contradictory--the theories just aim at different stages of the development and continuation of the custom. Drmies (talk) 14:01, 18 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]