Award ceremony for the 5th Nativity Tour in Dinxperwick on 18 January 2023 in Kulturhus Dinxperlo - Group photo from left to right: Elisabeth Kroesen, Deputy Mayor of the City of Bocholt, Dianne Rutgers, \ — Award ceremony for the 5th Nativity Tour in Dinxperwick on 18 January 2023 in Kulturhus Dinxperlo - Group photo from left to right: Elisabeth Kroesen, Deputy Mayor of the City of Bocholt, Dianne Rutgers, "De Bosmar" School Dinxperlo, Friederike Venderbosch, award winner Gesine Tuente-Schubert and Rosi Tuente, Project Manager of the International Nativity Tour Dinxperwick.

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19. January 2023Europe/International

Prize Draw at 5th International Nativity Tour in Dinxperwick

Three lucky fairies draw 80 winners at Kulturhus Dinxperlo

A handmade nativity scene worth 160 euros was the main prize at the nativity scene tour in Dinxperwick. The cot will find its new owner in Hamminkeln-Dingden. The public draw of the prizes from the hare search game took place in the Kulturhus "Noaberz" in Dinxperlo. Three lucky fairies from Dinxperlo and Bocholt drew the 80 winners from more than 250 correct entries.

The prizes were donated by local businesses in Suderwick, Dinxperlo, Aalten and Bocholt. They consisted of value cheques and non-cash prizes, such as fruit knife sets or drinking bottles. The lucky fairies were the deputy mayor Elisabeth Kroesen and the representatives of the Dinxperlo school "De Bosmark" Dianne Rutgers and Friederike Venderbosch. They drew the prizes from the full lottery pot. In the raffle, a total of five wooden rabbits had to be found in the nativity scenes.

Enthusiastic feedback on the nativity scene tour

Main organiser Rosi Tuente reported that the 5th Nativity Tour again attracted many people from near and far. She received enthusiastic feedback from the local population and from out-of-town guests. There were around 200 different nativity scenes on display during the nativity tour. "We won't be able to extend the tour any further," says Rosi Tuente, "if people want to see all the nativity scenes in one day."

Praise for German-Dutch Nativity Tour Team

The deputy mayor praised the cross-border cooperation on this special Christmas event. She had already done "Krippchen gucken" herself in Bocholt in the past. She thanked the entire Nativity Tour team and especially Rosi Tuente. She also thanked the people who provided premises for the display of the nativity scenes and the donors of the prizes. "We are delighted that you have brought the Christmas miracle to us in this way," said Elisabeth Kroesen.

Cross-border school project on the Nativity theme.

Dianne Rutgers, a teacher at the Dinxperlo school "De Bosmark", took part in the Nativity Tour for the first time together with the Ludgerus Bocholt primary school group. Together, the German and Dutch pupils made imaginative nativity scenes out of everyday objects. "We carried out this German-Dutch project with great pleasure," says Rutgers.