what is this word?

[netibiza]

Can anyone translate this german word into English please - Braendbachexen

[Sequin]

Hexen is German for witches

[Golem]

Meine frau is German.

She confidently states that there is no such word. She points out, as Sequin does, that 'hexe' means witch, 'hexen' means witches and 'bach' means stream.

'Braend' apparently doesn't exist, even if you replace the 'ae' with 'a umlaut' ('a' with the two dots over it).

Dankeschon

[netibiza]

Thank you its just that I came upon a website with a friends(I think it's him) name as a member and this is the name of the site so I wondered as they are in some sort of uniform. I will leave it and go no further!

[KebabMeister]

Brand = Fire

Braende (Br�nde) = Fires

Bach = brook or stream

Hexen = witches/hags

So, perhaps fire/stream are the things that witches are most scared of.  Perhaps it's a German occult term that describes a witches fear of fire/streams?

[kempie]

Brandbach (no umlaut) would be fire-brook, possibly the name of a place or river (stream) thus giving us the Witches of Brandbach.

[Xollob]

Br�ndbach is a stream in Br�unlingen in Baden, an area famous for its 'Fasnet', or carneval; Hexen, as previously noted, is German for 'witch'. This area of Germany is famous for dressing up as demons, spirits or witches during carneval to drive out the winter.
See here for a brief description of the customs.
The Br�ndbach-Hexen are probably a group who get together and dress up for the Freiburg carneval.

[netibiza]

Thank you all esp Xollop that is very informative and I think that's what it is all about esp as they do seem to have a mask as an emblem.

[KebabMeister]

Interesting!  That isn't too far from where I live!  I live in M�nich, Bavaria, Germany.

It mentions Fasnet being similar to Fasching.  Fasching is carnival season. Originally it was a Pagan festival which came out of ancient Rome or Greece. In recent centuries, however, it has become more associated with the Christian Church. Officially the season starts on 11th November at 11:11am, although I've no idea why. It continues pretty low key for about 3 months. Things really begin to happen in February or March - 7 weeks before Easter.

Fasching is celebrated mainly in the Catholic parts of Germany. Different areas give it different names, for example Karneval, Fastnacht, [b]Fasnet[/b], or Fosnat. Fasching is only the name used in and around Munich.