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A '''Schützenfest''' is a traditional festival. It is a kind of fair featuring shooting match. | A '''Schützenfest''' is a traditional festival. It is a kind of fair featuring shooting match. | ||
At a Schützenfest contestants compete their shooting abilities for example by shooting at a wooden bird. The winner of the Competition is the 'Schützenkönig' until the next Schützenfest. | At a Schützenfest contestants compete their shooting abilities for example by shooting at a wooden bird. The winner of the Competition is the 'Schützenkönig' until the next Schützenfest. | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, 1 November 2006
A Schützenfest is a traditional festival. It is a kind of fair featuring shooting match. At a Schützenfest contestants compete their shooting abilities for example by shooting at a wooden bird. The winner of the Competition is the 'Schützenkönig' until the next Schützenfest. In Germany a Schützenfest is celebrated in many villages and Towns once a year in the summer. The biggest Schützenfest take part in Germany (Hannover and Neuss) every year.
Australia
Germany
- Biberach an der Riß, Baden-Württemberg
- Hannover, Lower Saxony
- Hövelhof, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Oestinghausen, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Rietberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Salzkotten, North Rhine-Westphalia
United States