Night vigilance or nausea.
Night-free, kings (qweesten) or window-free is a way of getting acquainted between a girl and a boy before entering into a possible marriage. It occurred mainly in Staphorst and Rouveen - where it was made until the 40's of the 20th century - and in the Waddenean Islands - where it disappeared in the 19th century. Even in other parts of the country nightfighting occurred. This folk tradition would also exist in other countries. According to research, Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and former Yugoslavia. In Switzerland this was known as "Kiltgang", in southern Germany as Fensterln. A medieval forerunner was the main love ritual of the assag in southern France.
It was the young man who provided "secretly" through a window or hatch to the home or the bedroom of a candidate bride. Once inside, he would sit on the blankets and be able to talk to his loved one up to an hour before dawn - the time when it was mildew. In the Staphorster dialect it was then called "nachien praoten". (Dutch: Talking a Night) It was not desirable to have sexual traffic, especially at the first appointments. At the top, there was some happening.
The secretness seemed to have to take place during darkness. That was done because it was somewhat scorned to speak openly here, but also because there was no time in the farming life during the daytime. Incidentally, the appointment to match a window or window was pre-made and the housemates were aware of it. Sources
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