Federal Queen's Day
The Federal Queen's Day (also BKT) is an annual event of the Federation of Historic German Rifle Brotherhoods in close cooperation with a local Rifle Brotherhood . It takes place on a weekend around Mother's Day. The BKT has been taking place since 1956.
purpose
The purpose of the event was originally to focus on the position of women in the rifle brotherhoods, which at the time were almost exclusively made up of men, and in society. The Queen does not have to qualify herself, but as the wife of the Sagittarius King she takes part in the event at the side of her husband.
event
The actual Federal Queen's Day itself always takes place on Sunday. It begins with a festive high mass, usually in the open air, and continues with the climax, the festive procession through the venue.
The venue changes annually - the Federal Queen's Day took place in Westenholz in 2018 and in Cologne in 2019 . Grefrath is planned as the venue for 2020 . 5,000 to 15,000 shooters take part in this festival on a regular basis. At least as many visitors line the path of the parade on the final day. For example, more than 8000 participants took part in the Federal Queen's Day in Kevelaer in 2000 . The parade was lined with almost 15,000 spectators this year. In Verl , for example, there were around 12,000 visitors and 6,000 participants in the pageant in 2012, in 2009 in Kerpen the pageant alone consisted of around 9,000 people.
criticism
On the Federal Queen's Day 2011, the homosexual Munster's rifle king was not allowed to march next to his partner. This was rejected by the BHSB Presidium, supported by Auxiliary Bishop Heiner Koch . The press spokesman of the BHSB denied this and said that the letter was firstly only a request and not a requirement and secondly it was not about marching side by side, but about the public appearance as a married couple.
Federal Queen's Day (year and place)
- 1956: Leverkusen-Bürrig
- 1957: Castle ad Wupper
- 1958: Gemünd
- 1959: Raesfeld Castle
- 1960: Mönchengladbach
- 1961: Kleve
- 1963: Bad Godesberg
- 1965: Menden
- 1966: Erkelenz
- 1967: Solingen
- 1968: Nideggen
- 1969: Salzkotten
- 1970: Kevelaer
- 1971: Neheim-Hüsten
- 1973: Leverkusen
- 1974: Königswinter
- 1975: Kobern
- 1976: Menden
- 1977: Korschenbroich
- 1978: Niederfischbach
- 1979: Aachen
- 1980: Kalkar
- 1981: Linz / Rhine
- 1982: Werl
- 1983: Nottuln
- 1984: Salzkotten
- 1985: Cologne-Mülheim
- 1986: Kobern-Gondorf
- 1987: turning
- 1988: Wiedenbrück
- 1989: Viersen
- 1990: Odenthal
- 1991: City wages
- 1992: Vallendar
- 1993: Xanten
- 1994: Cologne-Stammheim
- 1995: Büttgen
- 1996: Vechta-Hagen
- 1997: Kempen
- 1998: Koblenz-Metternich
- 2000: Kevelaer
- 2001: Heinsberg
- 2002: Salzkotten
- 2003: Mettmann
- 2004: Simmerath
- 2005: Bergheim
- 2006: Kerkrade-Haanrade / NL
- 2007: Nettersheim
- 2008: Mendig
- 2009: Kerpen
- 2010: Rietberg
- 2011: Kobern-Gondorf
- 2012: Verl
- 2013: Stürzelberg
- 2014: Königshoven
- 2015: Walbeck
- 2016: Erkelenz
- 2017: Düren
- 2018: Westenholz
- 2019: Cologne-Stammheim
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Cologne anniversary Schützenbrüder Stammheim receive noble support ksta.de
- ↑ Bundesköniginnentag on https://schuetzen.erzbistum-koeln.de/
- ↑ Bundesköniginnentag on https://schuetzen.erzbistum-koeln.de/
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ a b Richard Baumann: Seventy-five Years of the Federation of the Historical German Shooting Brotherhoods eV 1928–2003 , page 224, [4]
- ↑ a b A red carpet for 100 queens on LZ.de , May 21, 2012
- ↑ Press release from the city of Kerpen (DOC)
- ^ Lena Krull: Westphalian places of remembrance , Verlag Ferdinand Schöningh, ISBN 978-3-506-78607-4 , page 403, limited preview in the Google book search
- ^ Sophie Albers: The bird shot down on www.stern.de
- ↑ Federal Queen's Day
- ↑ Hermannsburg Hard, Cordula Kapser: Linz am Rhein .: The city's history from prehistoric times to the present , Böhlau-Verlag, 2002, page 379 [5]
- ↑ Federal Festival of the German Shooting Brotherhoods abroad for the first time aachener-zeitung.de