On February 17, we held our New Year’s archery event: Kagami-Biraki and Mato-Asobi.

This year, we were pleased to welcome a very large group of kyudoka to the Neandertal.

Since the Chinese New Year doesn’t begin until February, the New Year’s archery event took place later than usual.

After Chairman Reinhard Kollotzek demonstrated the Yawatashi, the other archers were also allowed to shoot their first arrow of the Year of the Dog.

Following this part of the event, everyone submitted one arrow, and the order was determined by a random drawing.
Afterward, participants shot at all the handmade targets one after another; depending on where the arrow hit the target, the corresponding number of points was awarded.
Some targets even awarded negative points.

Hannelore won with a bullseye on the “running dog” target.
Congratulations!

Thanks to all the volunteers and participants who helped make the event a success.

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