On Ascension Day, traditional rye bread is weighed at the Muldersfluite at Zelhemseweg 44 between Hengelo and Zelhem. A horse with a decorated bread wagon transports the rye bread delivered by the farmers subject to excise duty, which must weigh at least twenty-two pounds. There is a healthy battle between different farmyards for the heaviest bread. After the weighing, the sale of the loaves starts by auction. The denominations in turn determine where the revenue per year will go.
The bread weighing is organized by the Historische Broodweging Muldersfluite foundation. The board is involved in the construction and dismantling and during the bread weighing as hosts and bread weighers. The representatives of the denominations are present, as well as the members of the Archaeological Association Salehem, the museum Smedekinck, the farmers 'dance group Wi'j Eren' t Olde and the brass band of Crescendo from Hengelo. There are also plenty of spectators.
Since 1529, but possibly earlier, only the inherited farmers, so the owners of the farms on the then Markegronden were allowed to go to Gooy and Dunsborg on the Zellemmer -Hattmermarke, for sod and peat cutting. The condition was that they delivered rye bread of at least twenty-two pounds every year on Ascension Day to the Dunsborger mill, intended for the poor in the municipality. This delivery obligation applies to 97 farms. This day grew into an annual holiday from the Markemembers to the Muldersfluite (fluite is funfair).
