Jeanine Duckers
Although it is her father's last name, and he took the whole family along with the joekskapel, it is her mother to whom Jeanine Duckers owes her life's work.
"My mother collected clothes for the Boerebroélof. We often went to my uncle who lived near Amsterdam. There, we would roam around the Waterlooplein. Once home, we were increasingly asked if we could bring something back for them."
"That's how it started. As soon as Christmas was over, the tree was quickly cleared to make way for the carnival. The neighborhood, music band, friends – they all came to visit us. For a long time, it was in the garage, but after 5 years we moved to an apartment above Café Holtackers on Baarlosestraat. After 12 years, in 1995, the building next to the café went up for sale, and I'm still there now."
"When my mother turned 60, I had to decide what I wanted. I decided to take the plunge. On the eleventh of the eleventh, the season starts, and people come from around here to Brabant, Gelderland, and even from Germany. Many appointments are, of course, secret – if I run into you on the street, I don't know you, I always say," she laughs. "Friend requests on social media? No chance!”
"Vastelaovend is in our DNA. That must not be lost, so I pass it on with great pleasure."
Jeanine Duckers about Carnival
For Jeanine, carnival is not only her work, but also family and tradition. "My husband was in the Raod van Elf of Jocus for 12 years and was also an adjutant, my son is in the prince's guard, and my daughter is a photographer at Jocus. We have won the first prize of the parade five times with our group of friends, and the children grew into it, just like I did in the past. We celebrate carnival all days, but for me, the Boerebroélof is the most beautiful day. We start early in the morning with a breakfast together and end the carnival at midnight together. Carnival is in our DNA. That must not be lost, which is why I pass it on with great pleasure."