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Shooting festival in Mülheim: New royal couple delights the crowd!
On the last weekend in June, six shooting clubs in the Soest district celebrate their traditional festivals with parades and festivities.
Shooting festival in Mülheim: New royal couple delights the crowd!
On the last weekend in June, the Soest district is dominated by the shooting festivals. The pace is set by the traditional festivities and the magnificent royal shooting competition, which attracts numerous visitors in both Mülheim and Deiringsen. That's how he reports Soester Anzeiger that Marc Arens and his wife Hanna achieved the new shooting title in Mülheim after Marc shot the bird with the 164th shot. A real competition that will be crowned on Sunday with a parade in which the new royal couple will proudly be announced.
But things are also busy in Deiringsen. Here Markus Baumann secured the bird “Sissi” with the 87th shot and the queen at his side, Annette. The joy of the successful shots and the new rulers can be felt in the air, while numerous insignia such as crowns, scepters and apples are awarded by other shooters at both festivals.
Celebrations and traditions
The shooting festivals in the Soest district are characterized by centuries-old traditions. According to the information from Citizen Shooters Soest The big hustle and bustle begins on Friday, June 27th, with a variety of festivities. Mülheim opens the festival at 5:30 p.m., followed by a shooting party from 9 p.m. On Saturday there will be a service at 1:30 p.m. and honors will be held from 6:30 p.m. before the ball begins at 10 p.m.
Deiringsen, on the other hand, starts its bird shooting on Friday at 7 p.m., and the festival weekend is rounded off on Saturday with a coronation, honors and a dance evening. The Citizens' Riflemen of Soest also begin their procession and church visit on Friday at 6:30 p.m. The shooting festival continues with the eagle shooting on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Cultural heritage and social values
Shooting is deeply rooted in Germany and combines a variety of traditions and customs that have developed over centuries. As UNESCO describes in its reports, the shooting festival is the most common expression of these traditions and brings people of all ages together. The UNESCO According to this, the festival is celebrated in clubs, regardless of social or cultural differences, and plays a central role in the social and cultural life of smaller communities.
The shooting clubs in the Soest district, such as the shooting brotherhoods of Saint Hubertus Delecke-Drüggelte-Westrich or St. Peter and Paul Mülheim-Möhne, help keep these traditions alive. Since the festivals usually take place once a year, they have become a fixture in the regional calendar. Their colorful parades, musical performances and sociable togetherness make them an indispensable part of the cultural heritage.
In the second part of the celebrations, which takes place in the last weeks of June, the residents of the Soest district are looking forward to many more great shooting festivals, where the traditions of shooting are celebrated in a cheerful atmosphere.