July 11, 2012

Flemish holiday

The Flemish Community is celebrating today. These ladies were on their way to the cultural center to participate in a singing ceremony to mark the event.
I am adding a paragraph here because after reading your comments, it became clear that I should have given more info on the subject:
I must prepare a more detailed posting, one of these days, on all these festivities, holidays and celebrations.
The national Belgian holiday is celebrated on July 21.
The Flemish (Northern part of Belgium, Dutch speakers) have their own celebration on July 11 and the Walloon (Southern part of Belgium, French speaking) holiday is celebrated on September 27.
And..... Brussels has its celebration on May 8....
More later.

18 comments:

  1. I think I'll have to google "Flemish" :)

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  2. Great to publish this on the Flemish day. Makes you think, I almost wrote the Flemish National Holiday but that would be a bridge to far.

    Greetings,
    Filip

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  3. Met héél veel 'leeuwtjes', Anni !
    Lie(f)s.

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  4. Looks as though you had a beautiful day and lovely blue skies for the holiday! Great shots, Anni!

    Sylvia

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  5. Che bella questa festa per celebrare la comunità fiamminga, e poi una splendida giornata. A presto Antonella

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  6. Tja, vandaag geen commentaar in het Engels hé.
    Prachtige fotos! De eerste vind ik supergoed, echt mijn ding. Prettige feestdag hé!

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  7. Love the shot at the seaside. I will be thinking of my Flemish friends today.

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  8. Ah! I understand now, so for that I saw today a lot of national flags in windows! :)

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  9. Ik wist niet dat er zo'n dag bestond, ieder z'n eigen dag en nog een nationale dag?

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  10. always something new to learn around here. great pics. especially the 2nd one.

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  11. The flags are so elegant and striking... looks like a wonderful day!

    Bises,
    Genie

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  12. Lovely photos! :) I love to see holidays and festivals celebrated!

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  13. Hallo Anni,
    Twee mooie foto's die het feest onder een andere hoek bekijken!
    Groetjes,
    Frans

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  14. Les jolis drapeaux, on dirait des flammes.

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  15. Happy Flemish holiday then! I believe Flemish is very similar to Afrikaans, which itself was born out of Dutch.

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