Wollershausen celebrates shooting festival again after 9 years - a festival for everyone!

Wollershausen celebrates shooting festival again after 9 years - a festival for everyone!

After almost a decade break, the time had finally come again: The shooting club Wollershausen celebrated its shooting festival on Saturday, and that cannot simply be turned under the table. The smallest shooting festival in the region attracted almost 90 of the approximately 450 inhabitants, not without reason. Mayor Holger Bode (SPD) emphasized that the community, which has grown historically and has a predominantly evangelical character, likes to differentiate itself from the neighboring communities in Duderstadt and Rhumspringe. A festival like this ensures cohesion and community. With a snappy move and many festive activities, the tradition of the shooting system was kept alive, which is not least thanks to the exceptional commitment of the locals. According to [Göttinger Tageblatt] (https://www.goetttinger-tigagelatt.de/lokales/goettingen-lk/gingoldehausen/nach-9-jahren-pause-wollersha Usen-celebration-resistant-shot festival-das-smallest-in-the-region-4djeocvdQ5GX3DUDC67JHCRJ5Y.HTML? Outputtype = valid_amp) was the last shooting festival nine years ago, and since then Reinhold Heine and Birgitt Riechel have held the royal dignity.

Wollershausen has to do with a smaller shooting festival, but the importance of such festivals should not be underestimated. The rifle system originally developed from the need to defend cities themselves from the need. The shooting societies, traditionally bound to the church, are still an important part of German culture and are now lived by people of different ages and backgrounds, as UNESCO. The custom has adapted to social changes over the years. The king or the queen is determined as part of the royal bird shooting, at the same time every shooting club also offers special competitions for children and young people.

competitions and youngsters

This year, the young participants were able to demonstrate their skills in air rifle shooting for 12- to 14-year-olds for the first time and in the wind tube shooting for the age group of 5 to 11 years. These initiatives are not only important for tradition, but also contribute to promoting young people in the rifle system. The fact that the shooting club Wollershausen has a long history was already visible in the early 12th century by the founding of the first shooting societies, which often offered social platforms for trade and political discussions, such as the [DHM] (https://www.dhm.de/blog/2020/18/18-spißsbuergern-und-feins-zur-dicht- des-chuetzenwesens/) illuminated. Such an engagement helps to pass on the values ​​of the community over generations.

The new majesty, rifle king Nick Schäfer and rifle queen Petra Heine, were proclaimed in the evening and will probably rave about their responsibility and honor for a long time. Cup winner Klaus Höfig and the young people Tom Sündermann and Hedda Trauter were also honored. In a very fair competition, Amelie Hartelt and Mattis Schakowske fought for the first places in the blowing tube shooting. Such experiences strengthen the sense of community and the ties to tradition, which is not only kept alive in Wollershausen, but also actively lived.

A look into the future

The board team of the shooting club announced that the next shooting festival should take place in four years. For the residents of Wollershausen it is clear: the anticipation for the next festival is already noticeable. With events that celebrate customs, joy and coexistence, the rifle system remains an indispensable component of social life in this small community.