Guns and drinking: Germanys biggest shooting festival

Dont drink and shoot Well, not during a Schützenfest in Germany. Here, its tradition to gather for drinking, shooting, and marching every year to celebrate this 900yearold custom. So whats it like to join a German marksmens club for the worlds biggest shooting festival taking place in Hanover, Germany Our reporter Brant Dennis went there to find out. CREDITS Report: Josephine Günther, Brant Dennis Camera: Henning Goll Edit: Manuela Reuss Supervising Editors: Mirja Viehweger, Patricia Szilagyi CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:21 Hanovers Schützenfest 00:44 Shooting Competition 02:43 The origins of marksmens clubs 03:14 Honoring the champions 05:46 The evenings carnival 06:49 Outro CREDITS 02:5503:06 Deutscher Schützenbund , shootingfestival, hanover, germany Subscribe to DW Euromaxx: Would you like to find out more about Euromaxx Website: Facebook: Instagram: DW Euromaxx brings you engaging insights into European cultures and lifestyles.