The events depicted here shows an ancient folk custom, which was across the Appenzell and Toggenburg to the latest time at home. As in earlier times in cases of death a public disclosure by a newspaper or the sending of circulars mourning neither possible still have been in most cases would be financially viable, they sent the "Ommsägeri" or the "Ommsäger" on the handling. were at Vewandten, friends and neighbors informed by the "Leichenladerin" death and the time of the funeral usually in these words: "So Gued see ond with de Liich choo, em X (followed by name and nickname) on Mektig em Nüni. "
So it was true, made the "Ommsägeri 'attention more on the family relationship. In the Innerrhoder Leichenladerin dressed in the costume suffering, either with or Schlutt and defeat in the black jacket. From a "Läädliich" said one, when a relatively young man wegstarb of the family. At least that looked CH Ulrich (burghers of Zurich) the custom, which he held with sensitivity in this picture. Ulrich painter who lived from 1905-1925 in Appenzell and even today his works bear witness to his love for our country.
