LFR KOR Participates in Rizal Birthday Celebrations in Heidelberg

 

On June 16, the Heidelberg Chapter of the Knights of Rizal and Ladies for Rizal celebrated our national hero's 151st birthday with simple ceremonies and food sharing. The LFR KOR Bonn Chapter actively participated in the celebrations by driving via convoy all the way south to Heidelberg to commemorate the event.

Photoblog of Rizal @ 150

Here are some behind-the-scene photos during the organisation's trip to Heidelberg to celebrate Jose Rizal's 150th birthday anniversary.

The Ladies pose on the castle front

The day before the celebrations, the group took a tour of Heidelberg passing by Rizal's former appartment in the city center and culminating with a visit to the castle.

Here you see the group (Ladies and Knights and their families) posing in front of  Heidelberg's castle.

The Knights pose in the castle front

The Knights also took the opportunity to have their photos taken with the city of Heidelberg and the majestic mountains below them.

KOR LFR Bonn goes to Wilhelmsfeld for Rizal’s 150th Birthday Celebration

Ladies for Rizal Bonn: Lady Aimee, Lady Gloria, Lady Susan, Lady Betty, Lady President Helen and Lady VP Margie

On the occasion of the 150^th birthday of Philippine national hero Dr Jose Rizal on 19 June 2011, the Order of the Knights of Rizal Bonn (KOR) and Kababaihang Rizalista Bonn Chapter (LFR) travelled to Wilhelmsfeld near Heidelberg to actively participate in the anniversary celebrations. 

The day before, the 21-strong group (including 4 children) led by Sir Peter Plückebaum, KGOR, Commander, Bonn Chapter travelled the 250 kilometer stretch between Bonn and Wilhelmsfeld via a convoy of five cars and stayed overnight in a nearby hotel. A tour of the castle and Rizal’s various accommodations in Heidelberg was conducted after arrival to help re-acquaint the KOR LFR Bonn Chapter with the city in which Rizal lived for a few months in 1886. Rizal stayed in Heidelberg to practice Opthalmology after finishing his studies in Paris. It is in Wilhelmsfeld near Heidelberg where Rizal finished his novel entitled “Noli Me Tangere” which first saw publication in Berlin in 1887.

Sir Celso Lacuna of KOR Bonn receives Medal of Honor

Sir Celso Lacuna KGOR, Knights of Rizal Bonn

During the 150th birthday celebrations of Rizal at Wilhelsmfeld Heidelberg on 19 June 2011, our very own Sir Celso Lacuna, KGOR, was presented a medal of honor by the Wilhelmsfeld-Heidelberg Chapter in recognition of his untiring support and active participation in the yearly birthday celebrations of Dr Jose Rizal in Wilhelmsfeld. 

Congratulations Sir Celso from the Ladies and Knights of Rizal Bonn Chapter!