Bummi
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First issue | 15 February 1957 |
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Country | Germany (East Germany 1957–1990) |
Language | German |
Bummi is the title of a German magazine for children in kindergarten age. The eponymous hero Bummi is an upright walking, yellow-furred teddy bear.
Bummi was first published on 15 February 1957 as a monthly in the GDR. From 1965 onwards, it was published biweekly and cost 0.25 Mark.[1] It had a run of 736,300 copies in . The magazine was officially published and supported by the central organisation of the FDJ with the aimed at age group of children from 3 to 6 years. It was sold at kiosks and ordinary magazine stands. The eponymous title character was designed by Ingeborg Meyer-Rey.[2] long-serving main contributing editor wrote the lyrics to the Bummi-Lied, to which the melody was composed by Hans Naumilkat. The lied became part of the educational system from 1969 onwards.
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At the beginning of the 1970s, the magazine introduced the "Goldene Kindersonne" (German for: "Golden Children's Sun"), which was an award, which the children could cut out of the magazine and give to a person of their choice. (in reference to other awards in the grown-up world)[3] Children contacting the magazine to confer a "Goldene Kindersonne" award could obtain a standardised, but hand-signed thank-you letter from one of the famous contributing artists and authors.
References[]
- ^ "Der Bummi-Index 1965". ddr-comics.de. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Bummi bekommt eine Ausstellung". MAZ - Märkische Allgemeine. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ Andreas Ludwig, Dokumentationszentrum Alltagskultur der DDR (1999), Fortschritt, Norm und Eigensinn: Erkundungen im Alltag der DDR (in German), Ch. Links Verlag, pp. 225 f., ISBN 9783861531906, retrieved 7 June 2018
External links[]
- Bummi on the platform DDR-Comics.de
- Germany's longestserving children's magazine „Bummi“ turns 50 years old
- Bummi in the DDR-Museum
- Article about the Bummi-Exhibition in Rochow-Museum Reckahn 2017
External links[]
Media related to Bummi at Wikimedia Commons
- Children's magazines published in Germany
- 1957 establishments in East Germany