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In Brussels’ most spectacular parade, some 2,000 participants, dressed as Renaissance nobles, guildsmen, mounted soldiers and entertainers, perform an ommegang (tour) in the Grand Place. It’s a tradition said to date back to 1549.
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A jolly slice of ancient folklore dating back to 1213. Led by the Confrérie des Compagnons de Saint-Laurent, dressed in wacky costumes, and accompanied by seven traditional giant figures, the participants parade a may tree around central Brussels, before planting it on the corner of the Rue du Marais and Rue des Sables.
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First performed in 1958, the Pageant of the Golden Tree takes place in Bruges every five years or so. In a vast costumed parade, the people of the city evoke the glory days of the Burgundian era.
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Prestigious women’s tennis international.
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Bruges’ river is the Reie. This festival, held every three years, celebrates its role in the city’s history. A series of historical scenes is performed at night at various points beside the water, creating a magical effect and bringing the city’s architecture to life.
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Classic of the cycling calendar.
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The home ground of RSC Anderlecht.
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Athletics, cycle meetings and international soccer matches.
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All Saints’ Day is followed by the Jour des Morts, the Day of the Dead – a time when Belgians honour their departed by tidying up the graveyards and filling them with flowers – over 50 million, apparently, mainly chrysanthemums, which glow softly with autumnal colours.
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One of the most important meetings for European speed cycling.
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