In Drenthe, carbide may be fired at the turn of the next year, but under strict conditions. The mayors of Drenthe have decided in consultation with the security region that a maximum of four people may be present. Public is not allowed.
There should also be no entertainment in the form of a party tent or beer tap during carbide shooting, reports RTV Drenthe. “It will be very different from what people saw as a kind of folk festival in other years,” says Marco Out chairman of the Drenthe Safety Region. “It is possible, but really in a very stripped-down way.”
According to Out, a ban is not necessary. “I think carbide shooting can be done in a small context. Besides, I hear that many carbide groups don’t want to celebrate it at all in this stripped-down way, so I think there will be a lot less shooting.”
Carbide shooting is a tradition in many places in Drenthe. After it became known that a fireworks ban will be introduced, its popularity also increased in other parts of the country.
That forced municipalities to declare a ban, including The Hague, Dordrecht and many Brabant municipalities. There will be no national ban, it was announced on Monday.
This fireworks enthusiast from The Hague took a ‘carbide shooting lesson’ in Gelderland last weekend and was quite impressed:
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