Monday, May 13, 2019

Bohemianism

Bohemianism is a term that started to be used a fair bit around Europe in the late 1800s, and was a bit in Germany during the 1920s. 

To define it?  Well....it tends to mean that you are free-spirited or individualistic, and that you've gone out to find like-minded people.....to build ongoing relationships.

Vagabonds and wanderers often fall into the same group.

So Bohemians came to have unique political ideals, and were absolutely going against the trend that was accepted by the bulk of society. 

Oddly enough, they pursued a lifestyle that mean personalized poverty (living under bridges or in the woods).  They hated wealthy or established people.  Fake Bohemians?  Well....those were the upper-class folks who pretended to be anti-establishment, or showed demonstrations of anti-wealth. 

Bohemianism existing today?  Yes, this is one of those minor things that you tend to notice in Germany.....often associated with environmental groups or anti-rich political agendas.  I certainly won't suggest this being into the tens of thousands, but there are enough now that you probably bump into one or two each week in Germany. 

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