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Shaft day

A ceremonial meeting of miners, which is held on the occasion of significant events, to honour distinguished guests, on the occasion of life jubilees of the mining rank representatives or on some other ceremonial occasions. The presidential table always includes the most significant mining rank representatives and the most significant guests. The Shaft day is directed by the beer act, which is valid for the participants regardless of their social positions.

Candidates to enter the mining rank have to wait for orders from the presidential table with prepared glasses of beer. Jump over a piece of leather requires also an appropriate physical ability. Before the jump over a piece of leather, the candidate is obliged to strengthen himself with a glass of beer.