Wiki Loves Living Heritage/Intangible Cultural Heritage of Belgium
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Living Heritage[edit]
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falconry
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Gosjdieël
Septennial Virga Jesse festivities in Hasselt
Penitential procession of Veurne
St. Anthony's celebration of Essene
Selling beach flowers on the beach
Saint Verhaegen
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Sint-Wivinaprocessie
Annual fair of Houtem
Morse code
Bayard Steed Parade and the Parade of the three Giants
Puitenslagersfeesten
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges
cramignon
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Waregem Koerse Feesten
Le sport traditionel du curling
Finch sport in Flanders
Pauwel celebration
Heilige-Drievuldigheidsprocessie
Ommegang of Brussels
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Wammekse Feesten
Meyboom
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Memorial Day
Frietkot culture in Belgium
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Belgian comics
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Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France
Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand Geraardsbergen
St. Veroon March
chamber of rhetoric
Royal Toone Theatre
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Hopteelt in Pajottenland
Beselare witch procession
processional giant
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Ghent Festivities
shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerke
Flower Carpet
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Floralies of Ghent
Namur stilt jousting
Harvest festival The Pickling
Drogo-ommegang
Aalst Carnival
Safeguarding the carillon culture: preservation, transmission, exchange and awareness-raising
Boerkozen
Bloemenstoet Ternat
traditional irrigation in Europe
Carnival of Binche
25 ans de circumambulation de l'Hegge
Belgian beer culture
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speculoos
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marche of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
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Mol Light procession
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St Anthony's Day celebrations in Flanders
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Pilgrim's table at Saint Julian’s hospital
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Wittering: from rich water to wavy grass
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Quirinus procession Loenhout
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Fanfare culture: the fanfare band of the Low Countries
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Historic archery in Flanders
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Saint-Evermarus celebration Rutten
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Memorial Day in Flandres
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Procession of Plaisance
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Safeguarding foster care heritage in the merciful city of Geel: a community-based care model
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balfolk
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Leuven age set ritual repertoire
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Godelieveprocessie Gistel
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Flemish Sign Language
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Kroningsfeesten
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Oud Limburgs Schuttersfeest
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Saint Gummarus procession Lier
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zwanze
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clubbing
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guilds of arms
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Saint Nicholas and Saint Martin customs
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Heilig Bloedprocessie Hoogstraten
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Dogwalk Sint-Baafs-Vijve
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Fanfare des Chasseurs de Prinkères
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languages of Brussels
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Programme of cultivating ludodiversity: safeguarding traditional games in Flanders
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Musical art of horn players
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Carillon culture
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Ludodiversity
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(the ritual act of) manual bell ringing in Flandres
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Blankenberge Carnival
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knowledge and skills for building balance bows by Miel van Beeck
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Rooster steps in Flanders
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International horse procession Hakendover Tienen
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Flower processions in Flanders
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Clog culture in Flanders
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carnival culture
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Craft of the Millers
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German Sign Language
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