Day of Lower Saxony

The day of Niedersachsen ( TdN ) is a three-day cultural festival in the country's state of Lower Saxony, which has been conducted since 1981. Venue is another town in Lower Saxony, respectively.

Purpose

In the solid, the contributors present the cultural diversity of the country and make it available to a large audience. The event will be a meeting place, for young and old. Other purposes of the TdN are the strengthening of the country's consciousness, the identification with the own country and increasing the sense of belonging of Lower Saxony. Automatically promotes TdN the reputation of Lower Saxony and also contributes to increasing the image each host city at. Long term, the organizing municipalities hope it a revival of tourism.

Organization

The TdN is organized by the host city and the Lower Saxony Ministry of Internal Affairs and Sports. Another sponsor of the event is a Board of Trustees consisting of about 40 national federations, clubs, radio and television stations and the former host cities.

The event takes place in a different municipality annually. Exceptions to this were previously Wolfsburg as host in 1983 and 2005; Hameln as host in 1986 and 2009; Celle as host in 1981 and 2010; Aurich as host in 1982 and 2011 and Goslar will not take place because the state of Lower Saxony, the celebrations of the Day of German Unity aligns this year on October 3 in Hanover Lower Saxony Day as host in 1989 and 2013. 2014.

Although there are no fixed rules for the application of a municipality, some requirements should be met. This implies that the host city should not fall below a minimum population of 20,000. The city should have a large catchment area and good transport links (road, rail ) feature. The locations of the city should be suitable for a major event with around 200,000 visitors. A tight budget situation of a municipality holds the Lower Saxony Ministry of Interior for no impediment in the implementation of TdN because the event of national interest is.

Participant

On TdN many public and private institutions are participating, who are active in Lower Saxony and feel connected this state (such as costume and local history societies, parliament, state offices and ministries, Lower Saxony Police, Federal Police, THW and the Bundeswehr, Caritas, Diakonia ). In addition, all previous host cities of the TdN present with their own stands. The event is supported by various public and private radio and television channels (such as NDR, Radio ffn, hit radio antenna and radio 21) to have a separate program stage with music and dance performances, also report on the other hand live from the Festival.

Melle 2006: Costume parade

Cuxhaven 2007: Crowds at the opening

Logo Cuxhaven, 2007

Celle in 2010: Visitors in front of the Castle Celle

Host cities

  • 2001: Lüneburg
  • 2002: Northeim
  • 2003: Empty
  • 2004: Wood Minden
  • 2005: Wolfsburg
  • 2006: Melle
  • 2007: Cuxhaven
  • 2008: Winsen ( Luhe)
  • 2009: Hamelin
  • 2010: Celle
  • 2011: Aurich
  • 2012: Duderstadt
  • 2013: Goslar, Vienenburg and monastery Wöltingerode
  • 2014: Deleted ( justified by the orientation of the Day of German Unity in Hanover)
  • 2015: Hildesheim
Norddeutscher Rundfunk Uelzen Rinteln Helmstedt Emden Nienburg, Lower Saxony Meppen Holzminden Hessentag
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