Neuss Schützenfest
neuss schützenfest officially neuss citizen marksmens festival german neusser bürgerschützenfest schützenfest german city neuss held annually last weekend august parading marksman smaller hanover schützenfest regarded largest marksmens festival world organized single association include platoon city year saw largest number trooping marksman date marksman taking part parade marksmens festival royal parade several procession royal shooting competition great number accompanying event social highlight city neuss surrounding area attracts million visitor year largest number visitor date recorded million people coming watch schützenfest schützenfests middle age primarily military character cultivation tradition social aspect main focus modern day festivity reason marksman wear uniform mock gun often decorated flower sticking barrel regiment consisted around active ie parading marksman musician undetermined number reserve divided different corp wearing distinct dress uniform schützenfest organized neuss citizen marksmens association marksman member association headed committee – member among colonel oberst highestranking officer commandant regiment ceremonially schützenfest represented king marksman schützenkönig determined year traditional shooting competition application regality open marksman however involves lot expenditure time money king wife child optionally king member association committee however marching band corp drum fanfare band present come neuss area beyond following old german band pattern however quirinus band bugle corp new band raised based vicinity march british light infantry band tradition record pace per minute affiliated royal green jacket association uk first ever german marching band kind present bandmaster peter hosking ex royal green jacket light infantry musician regiment brigade sized serving actively divided total corp established time two corp grenadeer corp rifleman corp existence time first modern day schützenfest except sapper company sized battalionsized formation regimentsized corp distinctive uniform apart squire scheibenschützen artillery battery cavalry corp divided platoon züge – marksman corp generally headed major captain hauptmann platoon headed first lieutenant oberleutnant sapper form smallest existing corp consisting single platoon current total member wear blue uniform jacket white apron high mock bearskin cap topped red white brush well axe hunting dagger since march head regiment act honour guard marksmens king grenadeers took part modern day schützenfest since inception wear white trouser white shirt white bow tie black cutaway coat evening tailcoat black vest cummerbund well black top hat traditionally carry mock rifle officer wear blue uniform jacket bicorne instead tailcoat top hat saber instead rifle grenadeers second largest corp squire corp offer chance young boy past age take part schützenfest corp regiment allow active participation child parade uniform squire consists black jacket red white sash worn diagonally across short trouser made black velvet wear saber parade squire cap adorned red white pompon presumably origin squire reach back former time young girl white dress would accompany royal carriage throw flower petal year usually regarded founding year squire corp however date verified based solely based earliest available receipt acquisition uniform royal parade squire form honor guard king committee vip saluting base procession inspection royal parade march ahead king carriage mounted escort behind like grenadeer corp rifleman corp founded early long time largest corp regiment nowadays rd largest unit marksman rifleman wear green uniform jacket white trouser green hat left platoon one marksman called hönes carry giant drinking horn adorned flower schützenlust established disbanded lack new member successfully revived schützenlust wear doublebreasted green uniform jacket along white trouser green hat schützenlust formed largest contingent regiment st hubertusmarksmensociety founded hubertusmarksmen wear green uniform jacket black trouser black head green ribbon similarly rifleman carry horn adorned flower hubertusmarksmen range among smaller corp approximately member world war ii hubertus marksman also struggled decline membership due initiative committee society successfully revived marksmens guild existed initially revived year later marksman guild wear green uniform jacket black trouser green hat adorned white feather among smaller corp platoon approximately member total history scheibenschützen go back st sebastianus brotherhood organized shooting competition early however scheibenschützen taken part schützenfest platoon since marksman march three row formation wear grey uniform jacket black trouser well hat demonstrate deference king scheibenschützen take hat unison march past court artillery corp founded allowed take part schützenfest since corp comprises artillerists mounted foot limber carrying large cannon drawn six draught horse cavalry corp founded cavalier wear black equestrian tailcoat red white sash underneath cavalry platoon mark end procession preceded quirinus band bugle corp last band parade also fastest due pace minute march mentioned earlier schützenfests cornerstone royal parade procession royal shooting competition apart several event varying size formality schützenfest take place weekend last sunday august start saturday end tuesday travelling funfair part festival already opened friday afternoon traditional tapping first keg official opening schützenfest saturday marked gun salute hoisting flag outside city building tolling bell saintquirinus church act remembrance take place market square front city hall immediately afterwards marching band corp drum fanfare band strike march city evening torchlight procession mark first procession festivity marksman carry torch instead usual mock rifle dark suit instead uniform several platoon build grand torch großfackeln drawn city cart grand torch generally show satirical depiction social political event previous year designed raise social political issue comical context main attraction torch procession year grand torch built sunday morning royal parade take place event whole regiment band march past king committee market square frequently high ranking vip present whole parade broadcast television instance thenminister interior thomas de maizière among sunday morning activity broadcast live westdeutscher rundfunk followed several parade city sunday afternoon monday afternoon monday evening well tuesday afternoon tuesday evening following tuesday afternoon parade new marksmens king decided upon festival ground marksman applying regality take turn shooting log wood symbolizing bird mounted pole although log relatively easy target hit straight shot needed demount thus regality determined contestant luck far greater extent shooting skill new king found great tattoo take place pavilion festival ground following event played annually rotating order neusser regimentstambourkorps neusser tambourkorps „in treue fest“ „bundes tambourkorps novesia neuss“ along musikverein holzheim marching band enter pavilion accompanied sapper corp playing yorckscher marsch ludwig van beethoven future king receives first salute ceremony point evening last informal procession socalled wackelzugwobbling procession led city people dancing street marksman decorate uniform think funny interlude platoon end procession marksman march past front new king first time around great tattoo platoon scheibenschützensociety take place square front minster although official event neuss citizen marksmens association traditionally attended committee new king number platoon schützenlust largest contingent regiment tambourcorps „deutschmeister köln“ roggendorfthenhoven vereinigte jägerkapelle straberg enter square playing yorckscher marsch ludwig van beethoven serenade ring together played army march like mussinan march carl carl alexandermarsch andreas leonhardt könig ludwig iimarsch georg seifert well de großen kurfürsten reitermarsch cuno graf moltke played vereinigte jägerkapelle straberg splendor militarystyle tattoo timpani roll national anthem lowering color concluding tolling bell quirinus church striking hourly bell regarded many dignified conclusion festivity schützenfest ball individual corp take place instance ball grenadeers ball schützenlust sunday ball rifleman monday apart usually wide variety party going throughout city six week ahead schützenfest assembly citizen son citizen versammlung der bürger und bürgerssöhne take place occasion speaker put question vote whether schützenfest held respective year assembled citizen marksman traditionally answer unified cry zoch zoch regional dialect meaning procession procession saturday three week ahead schützenfest colonel oberst elected colonel dinneroberstehrenabend following procession take place honour new colonel marksman wear suit carry torch outgoing colonel officially retires receives final salute regiment procession saturday two week ahead schützenfest royal dinner königsehrenabend held occasion king opportunity award decoration individual marksman choice following procession similar colonel dinner take place outgoing king receives final salute regiment parade saturday following schützenfest coronation ball held new king officially enthroned old king end duty middle age lot german city organized annual drill shooting contest citizen would able defend freedom city time war oldest historically verified organization organized drill neuss sebastianusfraternity early schützenfest present form first celebrated year following end french occupation napoléon bonaparte neuss bachelor sodality asked permission organize shooting competition well festive procession addition already existing fun fair men participated first event number already increased participant course following decade ritual organizational structure still use today gradually took shape committee elected entrusted organizing schützenfest royal parade added event gradually individual corp emerged subdivision regiment following adoption civil code germany neuss citizen marksmens association neusser bürgerschützenverein officially registered voluntary association july decided go preparation year schützenfest despite looming possibility war however mobilization began early august festivity suspended following year occupational administration authorized restoration festivity international press however regarded celebration longing revenge resurgence militarism therefore schützenfest banned authorized belgian administration one week ahead traditional date th jubilee festivity would actually year belatedly celebrated marksman great depression schützenfest suspended held year afterwards however organizer came increasingly conflict ruling national socialist instance nazi official charge district demanded city clergy must permitted attend parade within city hall however without avail platoon name featured religious symbolism forbidden last schützenfest celebrated outbreak world war ii day later first military transport train left city düsseldorf royal shooting competition held reigning monarch robert lonnes officially relieved schützenfest revived therefore king longest tenure history festival schützen marched silence city hall quirinusminster ruin city new royal shooting competition held complete schützenfest four day festivity held organized since due covid pandemic festivity cancelled together associated event linked festival two straight year festivity returned three side city hall tower traffic light permanently mounted especially orientation marksman procession beginning procession light turned red green marksman trooping ground city know start marching even though neuss regiment comprises marksman led colonel general commandant vereinigung der heimatfreunde freut euch de lebens schützen schützenfrauen und schützenfest neuss rhein neuss isbn joseph lange neusser bürgerschützenverein bürger und bürgerssöhne jahre neusser bürgerschützenverein isbn joseph lange neusser bürger schützen die sammlung joseph langeneusser bürgerschützenverein festgabe zum geburtstag von joseph lange neuss beiträge zum rheinischen schützenwesen isbn christoph waldecker den schützen auf der spur ein spaziergang durch die neusser innenstadt neuss homepage neuss citizen marksmens association german