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.
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18 comments:

  1. JudyJuly 11, 2012 at 7:50 PM

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

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  2. FilipBlogJuly 11, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    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. LiesJuly 11, 2012 at 8:15 PM

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

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  4. Sylvia KJuly 11, 2012 at 8:19 PM

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

    Sylvia

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  5. the fly in the webJuly 11, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Great to celebrate Flemish culture.

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  6. UnknownJuly 11, 2012 at 8:54 PM

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

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  7. JeroenJuly 11, 2012 at 9:18 PM

    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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  8. JannaJuly 11, 2012 at 10:04 PM

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

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  9. Agnieszka KorzeniewskaJuly 11, 2012 at 10:05 PM

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

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  10. biebkriebelsJuly 11, 2012 at 11:36 PM

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

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  11. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 2:41 AM

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

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  12. Genie -- Paris and BeyondJuly 12, 2012 at 4:38 AM

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

    Bises,
    Genie

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  13. AnonymousJuly 12, 2012 at 4:53 AM

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

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  14. FransJuly 12, 2012 at 8:38 AM

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

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  15. claudeJuly 12, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Les jolis drapeaux, on dirait des flammes.

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  16. AnnaJuly 12, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    Prachtige foto's @->--

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  17. MandyJuly 15, 2012 at 9:35 PM

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

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