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Inventaris Vlaanderen van het Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed
National inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Flanders
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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
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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
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Penitential procession of Veurne
annual religious procession in Veurne
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Selling beach flowers on the beach
tradition on the Flemish coast where children offer self-made paper flowers for sale
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St. Veroon March
annual procession with participants dressed in historic military costumes in the municipality of Lembeek (Halle) and surroundings in honour of the municapalty's patron saint, Saint-Véron
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Annual fair of Houtem
annual winterfair and livestock market in the Flemish municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Belgium
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Morse code
communication code with signals representing letters, punctuation marks and numbers
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Bayard Steed Parade and the Parade of the three Giants
The procession of Dendermonde and the Bayard steed saga
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Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges
Annual procession in Bruges in honour of the Precious Blood
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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
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Finch sport in Flanders
competitions in Flanders in which finch keepers make their finches whistle the most songs
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Pauwel celebration
annual feast in the Flemish municipality of Galmaarden in Belgium, in the hamlet of Saint Paul
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Heilige-Drievuldigheidsprocessie
equestrian procession with the Trinity Image and riders in Kester, Herfelingen and Oetingen
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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
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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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Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand Geraardsbergen
Annual end of winter festivity in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen
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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
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Beselare witch procession
biennial procession around witches in Beselare, Zonnebeke, Flanders, Belgium
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Ghent Festivities
annual ten day folk festival in Ghent
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shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke
type of shrimp fishing on horseback from Oostduinkerke
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Floralies of Ghent
quadrennial exhibition of flowers and plants in the city of Ghent
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De Pikkeling
annual harvest festival in the Faluintjes
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Aalst Carnival
three-day carnival festival in the Flemish town of Aalst
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25 ans de circumambulation de l'Hegge
historical procession in the Flemish town of Poederlee (Lille) around the 'Heggewonder' (hedge miracle)
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Belgian beer culture
the whole of both the variety of beer types and the method of brewing in Belgium.
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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
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Leuven age set ritual repertoire
Transition ritual in the Flemish city of Leuven to celebrate the 50th anniversary
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Godelieveprocessie Gistel
annual procession in the Flemish town of Gistel in honour of Saint Godelieve van Gistel
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Flemish Sign Language
sign language used by the deaf community of the Flemish Community
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Kroningsfeesten
seven-yearly festival in the Flemish town of Tongeren
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Saint Gummarus procession Lier
annual procession in the Flemish town of Lier in honour of the Lier patron saint Saint Gummarus
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Heilig Bloedprocessie Hoogstraten
annual procession in the Flemish town of Hoogstraten around the veneration of the relic of the Holy Blood
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Dogwalk Sint-Baafs-Vijve
annual running and swimming competition for dogs in the Flemish town of Sint-Baafs-Vijve (Waregem)
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Psychiatric foster family care in the city of Geel and the Saint Dympna tradition
800-year-old pilgrimage tradition transformed into a community based mental health practice in which persons with mental disorders are given care in the homes of non-related families in Geel
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Musical art of horn players
an instrumental technique with the horn, linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality
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Carillon culture
Making music on tower bells, an age-old musical tradition typical of Belgium and the Low Countries.
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(the ritual act of) manual bell ringing in Flandres
ringing of bells by pulling the bell rope
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Blankenberge Carnival
annual multi-day popular festival in the Flemish town of Blankenberge, culminating in the carnival procession
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knowledge and skills for building balance bows by Miel van Beeck
knowledge and skills for building balance arches from Miel Van Beeck
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Rooster steps in Flanders
competitions in Flanders in which participants have their cocks crowing as much as possible
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International horse procession Hakendover Tienen
annual procession in Hakendover (Tienen), Flanders, culminating in the horse gallop
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Flower processions in Flanders
parades in Flanders of floats decorated with flowers
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Clog culture in Flanders
the craft of making wooden shoes, traditional wooden footwear
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Mol Light procession
annual processions in the Flemish city of Mol with illuminated floats
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Craft of the Millers
Craft of preserving the mills and keeping the practices link to the mills alive in Flanders
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St Anthony's Day celebration in Flanders
célébrations en divers endroits de Flandre en l'honneur de Saint-Antoine
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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
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Wittering: from rich water to wavy grass
traditional form of grassland irrigation, in which grasslands are artificially irrigated with nutrient-rich canal water
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Quirinus procession Loenhout
tradition annuelle dans la ville flamande de Loenhout (Wuustwezel) avec une procession et une fête de village
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Fanfare culture: the fanfare band of the Low Countries
orchestras with brass, saxophones and percussion, a typical musical practice from the Low Countries
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Historic archery in Flanders
sports and games tradition in Flanders with a central role for historical archers' guilds
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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
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Memorial Day in Flandres
annual commemorations in Belgium of American soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars
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Procession of Plaisance
annual circumambulation in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen in honour of Saint Bartholomew, the town's patron saint
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