05/05/2024 15:22 (UTC)

Traditional St. Fiacre procession in Tarcienne, Belgium

Tarcienne (Belgium), May 5 (EFE/EPA) - The Belgian town of Tarcienne on Sunday hosted the traditional procession in honour of Saint Fiacre, which marks the opening of the folk marching season in the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse region of southwest Belgium.

UNESCO has recognised the processions of l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse as intangible cultural heritage. Participants dress in historical costumes of soldiers from the second Napoleonic era, commemorating the agreement reached by Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII in 1802 to authorise the processions after the French Revolution.

CAMERA: FREDERIC SIERAKOWSKI

FOOTAGE OF THE SAINT FIACRE PROCESSION IN THE BELGIAN TOWN OF TARCIENNE.

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Date: 05/05/2024 15:18 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Religion and belief
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 168 seconds
Reference: 7001360917
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