Carnival of children's tollities: Wüst honored small heroes in Würselen!

Carnival of children's tollities: Wüst honored small heroes in Würselen!

On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst received a total of 25 children's tollities from North Rhine-Westphalia in the Würselen town hall. This traditional event was a highlight of the carnival and included a variety of participants, including children's prince, child princesses, youth prince and fairy tale prince. This year, the children's tollities not only received the honors that they earn, but also recognized national participation, since this time children's tollities were honored for the second time from the adjacent border region of the Netherlands. According to Land.nrw this reception has been a permanently established tradition.

Wüst presented the children the carnival order of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which stands for their versatile services and their commitment in the carnival. The participating children's tollities came from a wide range of cities and municipalities, which makes the cultural diversity and regional cohesion clear in festivity. The list of cities ranges from Aachen and Cologne-Niehl to Würselen and other places such as Heinsberg-Dremmen, Viersen-Dülken and many more.

Invitation of refugee children

In a remarkable Initiative, Prime Minister Wüst invited children aged 6 to 14 for the first time this year. These children come from different countries, including Syria, Lebanon, Senegal, Turkey, Afghanistan and Georgia. They were accompanied by supervisors of the refugee aid Coesfeld and were allowed to take part in the celebration, such as committed-in-nrw . This measure underlines the efforts, cultural Integration and a feeling of community for all children.

The inclusion of refugee children represents a clear step towards social responsibility and promotes exchange between different cultures within the region. Through such events, the children can make new friendships in a happy atmosphere and fit into the community.

diverse origin of the children's ceremonies

The children's tollities come from a wide variety of cities and places. The communities represented include:

• aachen
• Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg
• Bonn-Bad Godesberg
• Bonn-Oberkassel
• brühl
• Düsseldorf
• Greven
• gulp (Netherlands)
• Heinsberg-Dremmen
• Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid
• Kall
• Cologne-Niehl
• Krefeld
• Kreuzau-Drove
• Leverkusen-Opladen
• Oberhausen
• Oer-Erkenschwick
• Ruppichteroth-Hänscheid
• Steinheim
• Stolberg
• Velbert-Langenhorst
• Viersen-Dülken
• Warstein-Hirschberg
• Wegberg-Rath-Anhoven
• Würselen

The event once again shows how important the carnival is as a cultural event for the community in North Rhine-Westphalia and what role it plays in combining young people. Photos of the moving celebration are available on the website of Land.nrw give a visual insight into the atmosphere of the reception.