Echoes of winter: midwinterhoornblazen
If you spend time in the Twente area during the winter, you may notice odd sounds in the evening. Among the cacophony of modern noise is a unique tone with roots in some of the earliest human societies in Europe. Is it a train whistle, canal boat horn or a plaintive bird? Listen carefully after sunset in parts of Enschede and many villages in the region, and it is possible to hear the call of the midwinter horn, a handmade instrument traditionally sounded during the long winter evenings from November to early January. It is a primitive and raw sound whose story and traditions date far into the past.
