On beautiful Sunday afternoons in the olden days, the people of Bettmeralp and Betten would go up to Lake Bettmersee to have some fun. Here on the slightly sloping terrain below the lake, they played Gilihüsine – a primitive form of Hornussen – with great passion and enthusiasm. We want to revive this beautiful old tradition at Bettmeralp.
Whether expert or beginner, everyone is welcome to watch the traditional game, have a go themselves or even enter a team.
The programme 2025 follows.
Whether expert or beginner, everyone is welcome to watch the traditional game, have a go themselves or even enter a team.
The programme 2025 follows.
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A brief explanation of the game:
You don’t need much to play Gilihüsine: two teams of six, batting sticks, a Beinkuh (a kind of puck), Schindeln (paddles to intercept the puck) and the Geriss (playing field). The players are divided into the batting team that stands outside the field of play, and the team that stands on the field, armed with paddles with which to intercept the puck that is hit towards them. One by one, the members of the batting team now attempt to hit the puck into the field by giving it a hard whack. If the puck touches the ground in the field without being intercepted, the batting party is awarded one point. The same applies if the projectile hits a player of the opposing team.
If a fielder manages to intercept the puck with his paddle, the batsman is out; likewise if the batsman misses the puck three times or if the puck lands outside the field. The round lasts until each batter has had a turn. Age-old tradition stipulates that the losing team pays for the after-match drinks of the winners.
You don’t need much to play Gilihüsine: two teams of six, batting sticks, a Beinkuh (a kind of puck), Schindeln (paddles to intercept the puck) and the Geriss (playing field). The players are divided into the batting team that stands outside the field of play, and the team that stands on the field, armed with paddles with which to intercept the puck that is hit towards them. One by one, the members of the batting team now attempt to hit the puck into the field by giving it a hard whack. If the puck touches the ground in the field without being intercepted, the batting party is awarded one point. The same applies if the projectile hits a player of the opposing team.
If a fielder manages to intercept the puck with his paddle, the batsman is out; likewise if the batsman misses the puck three times or if the puck lands outside the field. The round lasts until each batter has had a turn. Age-old tradition stipulates that the losing team pays for the after-match drinks of the winners.
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