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intangible heritage in Flanders
3 June 2023–3 June 2023
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1 July 2023–30 September 2023
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Living Heritage
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Gosjdieël
end-of-year tradition in the Flemish municipality of Galmaarden, in which children go from house to house singing in exchange for sweets or money
Septennial Virga Jesse festivities in Hasselt
Septennial festivities in the Flanders city of Hasselt, with the procession of the statue of Virga Jesse as a central element
Penitential procession of Veurne
annual religious procession in Veurne
St. Anthony's celebration of Essene
no description
Selling beach flowers on the beach
tradition on the Flemish coast where children offer self-made paper flowers for sale
Saint Verhaegen
commemoration and festive parade of the Brussels university students in honor of Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen, the founder of the ULB
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Sint-Wivinaprocessie
no description
Annual fair of Houtem
annual winterfair and livestock market in the Flemish municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium
Morse code
communication code with signals representing letters, punctuation marks and numbers
Bayard Steed Parade and the Parade of the three Giants
The procession of Dendermonde and the Bayard steed saga
Puitenslagersfeesten
no description
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges
Annual procession in Bruges in honour of the Precious Blood
cramignon
type of dance
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of the federation Wallonia-Brussels
Waregem Koerse Feesten
annual series of horse races and fair in the Flemish town of Waregem
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Le sport traditionel du curling
ancient popular sport in Flanders, in which a wooden disc is rolled into the ground as close as possible to a stick
Finch sport in Flanders
competitions in Flanders in which finch keepers make their finches whistle the most songs
Pauwel celebration
annual feast in the Flemish municipality of Galmaarden in Belgium, in the hamlet of Saint Paul
Heilige-Drievuldigheidsprocessie
equestrian procession with the Trinity Image and riders in Kester, Herfelingen and Oetingen
Ommegang
ommegang in Brussels
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Wammekse Feesten
no description
Meyboom
brussels tradition
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Memorial Day
federal holiday in the United States of America for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
Frietkot culture in Belgium
the experience and craftsmanship linked to the typical fries from the 'fritkot' in Belgium
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carnival culture
set of practices and experiences around carnivals
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Belgian comics
distinct subgroup in the comics history
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Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France
Folkloric manifestations and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand Geraardsbergen
Annual end of winter festivity in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen
St. Veroon March
annual procession with participants dressed in historic military costumes in the municipality of Lembeek (Halle) in honour of the municapalty's patron saint, Saint-Véron
chamber of rhetoric
The set of practices and experiences of the chambers or rethoric in Flanders and the Netherlands, as associations that share a love of language and performing (amateur) theatre, poetry and song
Royal Toone Theatre
puppetry company from Brussels
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Hopteelt in Pajottenland
no description
Beselare witch procession
biennial procession around witches in Beselare, Zonnebeke, Flanders, Belgium
Ghent Festivities
annual popular festival that involves the entire inner city of Ghent for ten days
shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke
type of shrimp fishing on horseback from Oostduinkerke
Flower Carpet of Brussels
biennial flower carpet in Brussels
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Floralies of Ghent
quadrennial exhibition of flowers and plants in the city of Ghent
Namur stilt jousting
tradition of the city of Namur, Belgium
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De Pikkeling
annual harvest festival in the Faluintjes
Drogo-ommegang
no description
Aalst Carnival
three-day carnival festival in the Flemish town of Aalst
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising
program to safeguard the components of historic carillon culture in Belgium – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2014
processional giant
traditional figure, used to parade during processions
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Bloemenstoet Ternat
no description
traditional irrigation in Europe
traditional irrigation practices in Europe
Carnival of Binche
annual festival in Belgium
25 ans de circumambulation de l'Hegge
historical procession in the Flemish town of Poederlee (Lille) around the 'Heggewonder' (hedge miracle)
Belgian beer culture
the whole of both the variety of beer types and the method of brewing in Belgium.
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speculoos
Belgian biscuit
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Brussels Pride
gay pride parade in Brussels, Belgium
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marche of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
folk marche from Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
falconry
hunting with a trained bird of prey
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Clog culture in Flanders
the craft of making wooden shoes, traditional wooden footwear
Mol Light procession
annual processions in the Flemish city of Mol with illuminated floats
Craft of the Millers
Craft of preserving the mills and keeping the practices link to the mills alive in Flanders
St Anthony's Day celebration in Flanders
célébrations en divers endroits de Flandre en l'honneur de Saint-Antoine
Pilgrim's table at Saint Julian’s hospital
annual tradition on Maundy Thursday at the Saint-Julian’s Hospital in Antwerp, where twelve lonely and needy men are invited to join for dinner
Wittering: from rich water to wavy grass
traditional form of grassland irrigation, in which grasslands are artificially irrigated with nutrient-rich canal water
Quirinus procession Loenhout
tradition annuelle dans la ville flamande de Loenhout (Wuustwezel) avec une procession et une fête de village
Fanfare culture: the fanfare band of the Low Countries
orchestras with brass, saxophones and percussion, a typical musical practice from the Low Countries
Historic archery in Flanders
sports and games tradition in Flanders with a central role for historical archers' guilds
Saint-Evermarus celebration Rutten
tradition annuelle dans la ville flamande de Rutten (Tongres) autour du martyre de Saint Evermarus avec une procession et une pièce de théâtre du martyre
Memorial Day in Flandres
annual commemorations in Belgium of American soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars
Procession of Plaisance
annual circumambulation in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen in honour of Saint Bartholomew, the town's patron saint
Safeguarding foster care heritage in the merciful city of Geel: a community-based care model
safeguarding programme for the caring ecosystem of hosting people with mental disorders in the homes of foster families in Geel, Belgium
Leuven age set ritual repertoire
Transition ritual in the Flemish city of Leuven to celebrate the 50th anniversary
Godelieveprocessie Gistel
annual procession in the Flemish town of Gistel in honour of Saint Godelieve van Gistel
Flemish Sign Language
sign language used by the deaf community of the Flemish Community
Kroningsfeesten
seven-yearly festival in the Flemish town of Tongeren
Oud Limburgs Schuttersfeest
Parade and competitions with civic guards from Limburg
Saint Gummarus procession Lier
annual procession in the Flemish town of Lier in honour of the Lier patron saint Saint Gummarus
zwanze
type of mocking humor from Brussels
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languages spoken in Brussels, Belgium
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subculture
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guilds of arms of Brussels
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Saint Nicholas and Saint Martin customs
tradition in Flanders and The Netherlands around the patron saints Sint-Niklaas and Sint-Maarten where children are given sweets and presents
Heilig Bloedprocessie Hoogstraten
annual procession in the Flemish town of Hoogstraten around the veneration of the relic of the Holy Blood
Dogwalk Sint-Baafs-Vijve
annual running and swimming competition for dogs in the Flemish town of Sint-Baafs-Vijve (Waregem)
Fanfare des Chasseurs de Prinkères
traditional cockchafer hunters and fanfare in Brussels
Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Brussels Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders
program safeguarding the heritage of games and sports in Flanders, Belgium – Unesco ICH Good Safeguarding Practice inscribed in 2011
Musical art of horn players
an instrumental technique with the horn, linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality
Carillon culture
Making music on tower bells, an age-old musical tradition typical of Belgium and the Low Countries.
Inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Brussels Ludodiversity
The wide diversity in games and sports
(the ritual act of) manual bell ringing in Flandres
ringing of bells by pulling the bell rope
Blankenberge Carnival
annual multi-day popular festival in the Flemish town of Blankenberge, culminating in the carnival procession
knowledge and skills for building balance bows by Miel van Beeck
knowledge and skills for building balance arches from Miel Van Beeck
Rooster steps in Flanders
competitions in Flanders in which participants have their cocks crowing as much as possible
International horse procession Hakendover Tienen
annual procession in Hakendover (Tienen), Flanders, culminating in the horse gallop
Flower processions in Flanders
parades in Flanders of floats decorated with flowers
German Sign Language
sign language in which the deaf community and hearing people communicate with each other in Germany
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