Push your government.
By: Luc Wolters, Historian
Peter Ressen, secretary of the Federatie van Vlaamse Historische Schuttersgilden.
The Old-Limburgian Schuttersfeast as intangible cultural heritage.
Crossbow
Frans Hals.
De magere compagnie.
Wooden bird.
Hand engraved silver shields
French revolution, the guillotine
Historical guild from Klimmen.
Shooting, the heavy rifle.
Historical guild of Schinnen, 1918
Oud-Limburgse Schuttersfederatie.
Bond Midden Limburg
Bond Juliana
EMM Weert en omgeving
Eendracht Born Echt e. o.
Maas en Kempen
Maasvallei
De Lommelse
Bond Berg en Dal
Bond RK Zuid-Limburgse
Sint-Gerardus Amstenrade
The OLS
The role of the volunteer.
Basis
• 175 guilds:– Independant organizations.
• East and West Limburg.
• Many guilds existing since the Middel ages
• French revolution:– Guilds banned.
• Afterwards many guilds returned.– To offer entertainmant to memebers.
Association
Guild Guild Guild
Association
Guild Guild Guild
Association
Guild Guild Guild
Association
Guild Guild Guild
Association
Guild Guild Guild
Oud-Limburgse Schuttersfederatie.
Association
Guild Guild Guild
The volunteer.
• The board of the guild,
• The board of the association,
• The management of the OLS federation,
–All taks are performed by volunteers.All taks are performed by volunteers.
The volunteer.
• But also:–The implementation of various activities,
–The organization of the OLS feast,
–In every organization of the OLS feast, more than 100 volunteers are involved.
The volunteer.
• Without the commitment of these thousands of volunteers,–This cultural heritage would be lost,
–Limburg would not be Limburg without our guilds.
The volunteer.
• Each year many efforts,–To provide financial resources, for te
cost of;• Uniforms.
• Drumbands.
• Equipment
The volunteer.
• Various laws must be met.
• Environmental legislation will be responsible for large expenditures in the near future.
• Support from the regional governement where possible.
The volunteer.
“I never knew he could do this all”
Summary
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