Obituary for Camilo Campillo
Eurojumelages has lost a great jumeleur
and friend in the passing of
Camilo Campillo.
We have received sad news that Camilo Campillo Galera has passed away. Camillo was a very dear friend of many, and was also an active jumeleur who was not so long ago conferred the title of honorary member of Eurojumelages.
Camilo was the Spanish representative within Eurojumelages for more than 20 years. During this period he was instrumental in proposing and organising various activities every year to bring together jumeleurs from all countries.
Most of us have fond memories of the Spanish language courses he organized in different cities in Spain (Carmona, Toledo, Santander, Burgos, etc., the list is long...), and always with a concern for perfection in the way they were run. These courses, systematically planned for 40 jumeleurs, were a great success. They enabled our members to forge strong ties of friendship with Spanish jumeleurs, and to discover Spain and its culture, the very purpose of our association.
We also remember the magnificent Eurojumelages General Assembly that he organized with his association in Madrid in 2013. The event brought together representatives from all our associations, and beyond the debates linked to the meeting, he showed us the main sights of his city, and also a taste of Spanish culture going so far as to offer us a vibrant flamenco show.
We also recall with fondness the way his wife Paloma gave him her support.
We would like to extend our most sincere condolences to her and her family, not forgetting the Spanish jumeleurs, for whom Camilo meant so much.
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EASTER GREETINGS
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Dear friends of Eurojumelages,
I wish you, your families and friends a happy Easter, a few relaxing days and a good start to the approaching spring.
Sincerely,
Peter Backes
In some places in Europe, Easter traditions have been celebrated for hundreds of years...
For example, in Schönecken/Eifel, close to Luxembourg and Belgium, the birthplace of my wife. A tradition has been practised there for 500 years on Easter Monday, the "Schönecker Eierlage", a competition between two bachelors.
Two bachelors compete against each other in a race on Easter Monday. One of them has to collect 104 raw eggs one by one and place them in a basket at the starting point.
The eggs are laid in sawdust on a road at a distance of one ell (62.5 centimetres). The packer (Raffer) covers a total distance of around 6.9 kilometres.
If an egg breaks, he has lost.
At the same time, his counterpart, the "runner" (Läufer), sets off on his way to the neighbouring village of Seiwerath and from there back to Schönecken. He has to cover 7.6 kilometres and a difference in altitude of 122 metres.
Whoever completes their task first is the winner.
The winner of the race receives a gold-plated watch, while the person who loses receives a gold-plated lighter. The 104 eggs are then eaten by all the bachelors at a big scrambled egg party on Easter Tuesday.
The tradition dates back to the Middle Ages, when the lords of Schönecken Castle had errand boys who competed against each other to amuse the people.
I would like to thank Josef Kammerschen for his support for this article. He is involved in many social projects in Koblenz and has become an institution there, although he still feels very close to his home town of Schönecken.
https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/trier/tradition-wie-vor-500-jahren-wieder-eierlage-in-schoenecken-100.html
https://www.facebook.com/josef.kammerschen/videos/2962871580401373?locale=de-de
Obituary of Werner Blank
The Federal Board of the EuroJD mourns the loss of its Honorary Chairman
Werner Blank
Holder of the Federal Cross of Merit
Honorary member of the Eurojumelages
died on 6 January 2024 at the age of 88
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