Culture - Free State supports miners', smelters' and miners' associations
The Saxon state association of miners', smelters' and miners' clubs will receive 50,000 euros from the Free State budget this year. The Ministry of Culture in Dresden announced on Monday that 38,500 euros will be used to fund the production of mining bards from around 1850, true-to-original parade weapons based on historical models. The so-called parade barding is an integral part of the miners' uniform, but today is usually only available as a copy.
Mining parades are part of the Saxon tradition and are an important crowd-puller, as Minister of Culture and Tourism Barbara Klepsch (CDU) said at the presentation of the funding decision in Chemnitz. Every year during Advent, they attract tens of thousands of visitors and are even more authentic with the authentic mountain beards. Klepsch thanked the volunteers who are involved in the miners', smelters' and miners' associations "and thus live and preserve these traditions and customs".
According to the ministry, 50,000 euros each were made available for the first time in the 2023/2024 double budget to maintain these traditions, recruit young talent and carry out cultural work in the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří mining region. This year, a concert by Saxon mining bands on World Heritage Day on June 4 in Freiberg has already been supported with 11,500 euros.
The State Association of Miners', Metallurgical and Miners' Associations represents the interests of mining brotherhoods, mining and metallurgical miners' associations, mining music, history and tradition associations that are dedicated to preserving and maintaining the mining and metallurgical heritage. According to current figures, it has more than 3,500 members in Saxony and the Czech Republic. Since 2016, mountain parades and mountain processions in Saxony have been included in the nationwide list of intangible cultural heritage.
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- Barbara Klepsch, the Minister of Culture and Tourism in Dresden, expressed her gratitude towards the volunteers of various miners', smelters' and miners' clubs in Saxony, as they contribute significantly to preserving the region's mining traditions and customs.
- In an effort to support the cultural work of miners' clubs, the Free State Government of Saxony has allocated 50,000 euros to the State Association of Miners', Metallurgical and Miners' Associations, which represents clubs in both Saxony and the Free State of Czech Republic.
- The National association has recognized the need for maintaining and promoting the rich mining heritage in the Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří region, and has therefore initiated projects such as the production of mining bards and the support for Saxon mining bands' concerts, like the one held on World Heritage Day in Freiberg.
- Miners' clubs in Free State, such as those in cities like Dresden and Chemnitz, contribute to the region's cultural landscape and play a crucial role in preserving its historical customs and traditions, especially during the popular mining parades that attract tens of thousands of visitors annually.
Source: www.stern.de
