Hi,
to cut the long story short... here in Duesseldorf, from yesterday till tomorrow (18th September 2006) is schuetzenfest, today I saw loads of people parading along the street where I live, and even tomorrow they will have firework as I saw on the poster, it looks quite interesting.
I went on the internet and wanted to find more information about it, but I found only some scattered info in English... some about schuetzenfest in Hannover, and not about Duesseldorf, and almost all of the information are in German, so I still have little ideas about the history and purpose of this event.
It interests me quite a lot because almost all my neightbours were dressing up SERIOUSLY this morning, some wore costume, those not wore suits or dress. I don't know whats the significant meaning to them, but it seems like a historical things in Germany.
Does anyone here have any idea?
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Schützenfest in Düsseldorf
Shooting festival - 16-18.Sep.2006
The historical meaning has a lot to do with surviving. It is to celebrate the hunters that will bring in food for the winter. Some places also have a harvest fest. Today, it is more about sport shooting. Still, any excuse to party is enough for Germans to get out and socialize.
In the spring, there are lots of fests and in the olden days, these were basically to see who survived the winter and who didn't.
In the spring, there are lots of fests and in the olden days, these were basically to see who survived the winter and who didn't.
sorry eurovol, this is wrong. Schützenfest in Neuss and Düsseldorf, in its current form, dates back to 1823 and the Napoleanic occupation of the Rheinland. The Schützen resisted Napoleans armies. It is a celebration of this and NOT hunting. Schützenfests had always been organised along a military line as these guys with the guns were the local militia and the first line of defence for the communities on the case of war.
For reference, see also the topic about Schützenfest events throughout in Germany.
I found this in German about the Nesser Bürger-Schutzenfest. For those that don't know, Neuss is the town just across the River from Düsseldorf. The Neusser Bürger-Schutzenfest is the largest Schutzenfest organised by one single Schutzenverein. It is smaller in numbers, though, than Hannover.
for those that can't read German, I'll try and summarise. During the Middle Ages many cities held training sessions for weapons and guns, so their citizens were prepared to defend the freedom of the city in case of a crisis. The oldest recorded case was that of the Sebastianus Brotherhood from 1415.
The Schutzenfest in its current form dates back to the year 1823. After the end of the French occupation under Napolean Bonaparte the Neusser Junggesellen-Sodalität asked for permission to hold bird shooting and festival parade parallel to the fair that was already held.
The event numbered about 100 participants and in 1823 135. During the following decades the structures as they are known now were developed and in 1840 the Königsparade was intergrated into the festival programme. Increasingly the Regiment structured itself into the Korps which are still known today.
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Bereits im Mittelalter hielten viele Städte jährliche Wehr- und Schießübungen ab, damit ihre Bürger im Krisenfall die Freiheit der Stadt verteidigen konnten. Die älteste überlieferte Organisation, die in Neuss solche Übungen abhielt, war die Sebastianus-Bruderschaft von 1415.
Das Schützenfest in der heutigen Form geht aber auf das Jahr 1823 zurück. Nach dem Ende der französischen Besatzung unter Napoléon Bonaparte bat die Neusser Junggesellen-Sodalität um die Genehmigung, parallel zur bereits exitierenden Bartholomäuskirmes ein Vogelschießen sowie einen Festumzug abhalten zu dürfen.
Die Veranstaltung zählt etwa 100 Teilnehmer, 1824 sind es bereits 135. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten entwickeln sich die heute bekannten Strukturen: 1833 wird ein Komitee gewählt, dass mit der Ausrichtung des Schützenfestes beauftragt wird, 1840 wird die Königsparade in das Festprogramm aufgenommen. Mehr und mehr strukturiert sich das Regiment in die heute noch bekannten Korps.
Das Schützenfest in der heutigen Form geht aber auf das Jahr 1823 zurück. Nach dem Ende der französischen Besatzung unter Napoléon Bonaparte bat die Neusser Junggesellen-Sodalität um die Genehmigung, parallel zur bereits exitierenden Bartholomäuskirmes ein Vogelschießen sowie einen Festumzug abhalten zu dürfen.
Die Veranstaltung zählt etwa 100 Teilnehmer, 1824 sind es bereits 135. In den folgenden Jahrzehnten entwickeln sich die heute bekannten Strukturen: 1833 wird ein Komitee gewählt, dass mit der Ausrichtung des Schützenfestes beauftragt wird, 1840 wird die Königsparade in das Festprogramm aufgenommen. Mehr und mehr strukturiert sich das Regiment in die heute noch bekannten Korps.
for those that can't read German, I'll try and summarise. During the Middle Ages many cities held training sessions for weapons and guns, so their citizens were prepared to defend the freedom of the city in case of a crisis. The oldest recorded case was that of the Sebastianus Brotherhood from 1415.
The Schutzenfest in its current form dates back to the year 1823. After the end of the French occupation under Napolean Bonaparte the Neusser Junggesellen-Sodalität asked for permission to hold bird shooting and festival parade parallel to the fair that was already held.
The event numbered about 100 participants and in 1823 135. During the following decades the structures as they are known now were developed and in 1840 the Königsparade was intergrated into the festival programme. Increasingly the Regiment structured itself into the Korps which are still known today.
Oh yeah..that sounds more in line with what my landlord told me, but since I did not understand him completely, I only had vague ideas about the celebration...he did mention about Napoleans armies though.
When he was explanning what was going on to me, I was just nodding most of the time trying to pick up as many words as possible.
Thanks for thei nfo btw!!
When he was explanning what was going on to me, I was just nodding most of the time trying to pick up as many words as possible.
Thanks for thei nfo btw!!
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