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Don’t miss the annual Shooters’ Festival!
6 July: Old Limburg Shooters’ Festival The biggest shooters’ festival in Limburg, ‘De oaje Limburger’, returns on the first Sunday of July as per tradition. This 6 July we will see more than 160 rifle clubs and guilds march through the streets of Opoeteren-Maaseik, after the local Sint-Dionysius Royal Rifle Club won last year’s meet. Experience suggests that the festival will attract some 40,000 people. Including you, we hope! Prayer and parade of flags The official opening of the festival is scheduled for noon. After the obligatory speeches and the moderator’s short prayer comes the gorgeous parade of flags. Every rifle club sends a delegation to honour the European, national and provincial flags. Procession and march-past The participants then begin a two-kilometre procession, a colourful pageant you won’t want to miss! Shooting clubs and guilds from all over Limburg march in military get-up, guild costume or imaginary uniform as the traditional protectors of the church, the people and the mother country. A jury of experts judges whether rows are straight, and arms and legs are in accord. At the end of the procession, in front of the seats of honour, the shooters march in the traditional parade step. Who’s the best? The clubs compete in various disciplines on the competition grounds around the party marquee, including drilling, drum bands in the ring, the solo contest and flagwaiving, under the watchful gaze of the jury. Cherry on the cake The pinnacle of this unique historical cultural event is of course the shooting contest on the festival field. Each club nominates a team of six shooters, who shoot three times at a target made up of small black squares at the top of a pole using a heavy rifle. The team that hits the most squares wins the contest and is entitled to organise the Old Limburg Shooters’ Festival next year. > culture 13 The draught beer is served by the metre in the refreshments marquee, while live music is offered in the party marquee. There is plenty of food on offer too, and even a dance floor for those that feel like limbering up. VZW OLS 2008, OLS centrum Schoolstraat 13 3680 Opoeteren Maaseik Tel +32 89 86 46 03 olsopoeteren.2008@hotmail.com www.ols2008.be
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