Holiday in Belgium

Belgian Festival

There are many markets and local festivals, and there must be a market, a festival or a carnival every three days all over the country.

★ Major Belgian festivals

January 1st: New Year's Day

The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox: Easter (Monday after Easter is also a holiday)

May 1st: International Labor Day

The first Thursday 4 days after Easter: Jesus ascensiontide

The seventh Sunday after Easter: Pentecost (Monday is also a holiday). August 15th: The Virgin of ascensiontide

September 27th: Walloon Day

November 1st: Halloween

November 11th: Armistice Day of World War I

November 15th: King's Day

December 25th: Christmas Day (the 26th is also a holiday)

★ Belgian Bansh Carnival.

★ Except for traditional Catholic festivals, other major festivals are concentrated in July and August.

The larger ones are the Costume Parade Festival (the third week of July), the National Day (July 21st), the Train Festival (October 4th) and the Brussels Fair.

★ In addition, there are some unique festivals in Belgium, such as Catthrowing Festival (the second Sunday in May every year).

Catthrowing Festival is held in Ebo, Belgium. People put on holiday costumes and came to the square from all directions. There is a tall tower in the square, from which a colorful cloth cat is thrown. Whoever can catch this cloth cat will have good luck. There was a plague in this town before, and the people hated rats very much, so they generally raised cats and set a cat festival to thank cats for their contribution to eliminating rat damage for mankind.

★ There are many holidays in Belgium. Therefore, whether you send your children to school, go out for business or buy daily necessities, you must remember the date and time clearly, otherwise, you will often be "shut out".

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● There are far more than 11 festivals in Belgium. There are as many as 15 official holidays provided by Belgium in 24, and the actual implementation is often more. Plus a month-long vacation in the summer.

● In addition to Christmas, Easter and other common religious festivals in western countries, as well as fixed New Year and National Day holidays, the three language areas in Belgium also have their own holidays.

For example, September 27th is the "Gemeenschap" festival in French-speaking areas.

The "Gemeenschap" festivals in Dutch-speaking areas and German-speaking areas are on July 11th and November 15th respectively.

● In addition, if a holiday happens to be Thursday or Tuesday, people will "take advantage of the trend" not to go to work on Friday or Monday, and even go on holiday on weekends.

● In Belgium, different administrative regions or communities often stipulate their own holidays. The most typical thing is that every spring, every place has its own carnival. Every summer, EU institutions and Belgian ministries close their doors and stop working throughout August, leaving only a few people on duty.

◆◇ There are more holidays in schools and kindergartens. In addition to legal holidays and winter and summer vacations, there are holidays with different names that even local people can't name, and they are announced to parents at the beginning of the semester.

The holidays for kindergarten in the 24-25 school year are: November 1 -5; November 11th; 7 -11 February; March 28th-April 8th; 5 and 11 May; The school year ends on June 3th.

● Besides holidays, Belgians have a strong sense of time when they work. Generally, shops must be closed by 6 pm, and all shops except a few Arab shops are closed on Sundays. Once, at about 5: 55, I went to a mobile phone store to buy a mobile phone. After I took a fancy to a mobile phone, I was still sent to the door with a smile.

● A new shop specializing in Spanish wine opened downstairs this year. The boss boasted to me that "business is surprisingly good", but it was closed for a whole month in August for only one reason: both the boss and the employees were on vacation. In summer, the highway is full of cars dragging small houses. Everyone is looking for a place to spend their holidays.

● The renovation of the building can be delayed for 14 years

Because the decoration materials are harmful to human health, the European Commission moved out of the iconic X-shaped building in Brussels in 1991 and renovated it. The renovation has been going on for 14 years, and the European Commission will not move back to the original building until early November this year.

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major Belgian festivals

January 1st: New Year's Day

The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox: Easter (Monday after Easter is also closed)

May 1st: International Labor Day

The first Thursday 4 days after Easter: Jesus ascensiontide

The seventh Sunday after Easter: Pentecost (Monday is also closed).

August 15th: Our Lady of ascensiontide

September 27th: Walloon Festival

November 1st: Halloween

November 11th: Armistice Day of World War I

November 15th: King's Day

December 25th: Christmas Day (also closed on 26th)

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Bansh is a small city located 56 kilometers south of Brussels, with more than 1, residents. The carnival here is famous because it has a long history and ancient traditions. Legend has it that the Banshi Carnival originated in the mid-16th century, when Maria, the sister of the Roman emperor, built a city and a palace in Banshi. In 1554, Maria held a grand banquet in honor of her nephew Philip II, and court officials disguised themselves as various dignitaries to attend the banquet.

Masquerade Parade

The Masquerade Parade of Bansh Carnival was handed down from that time, and it has been continuously developed and innovated. Now it has become a major folk festival in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and other countries. Bansh Carnival starts from the first Sunday in March every year and lasts for three days, and the third day is the most lively day.

At the beginning of March, the cold wind was still cold in Banshi, the temperature was low, and sometimes it rained lightly, but the Banshi people forgot the cold excitedly and enjoyed the annual carnival. The streets and alleys are full of revelers, men and women, old and young, all dressed up, singing and dancing to their hearts' content. Some of them dress up as dignitaries, princes and grandchildren, some as workers and farmers, and some as oriental businessmen, Indians and African hunters. Most college and middle school students dress up as clowns, write various slogans and good wishes in clothes and newspapers, and collect money from foreign tourists. Children put on animal faces, play with colorful scraps of paper and plastic foam pistols, and occasionally launch "attacks" on nearby tourists, leaving you covered in scraps of paper or plastic foam. When tourists are frightened, they return with happy smiles.

The parade of "Idiots" attracts people's attention with their unique costumes. They wear ostrich feather hats, golden "samurai" clothes, white shawls and white-collar belts on their shoulders, colorful belts with many bronze bells around their waists, huge wooden shoes on their feet, a broom tied with branches in their left hand, a wicker basket full of oranges in their right arm and a traditional wax mask on their faces.

They danced clumsily while walking, which caused people to laugh from time to time. It is said that some of the clothes they wear are handed down from their ancestors, while others are rented. The rent is very expensive, and it costs 1, Belgian francs to rent a set. This kind of clothing is special, and it is double-decked. When it is used, it should be full of straw. It makes people feel stupid and stupid when they walk, so people call people who wear this kind of clothing "idiots". People who dress up as "idiots" get up at four o'clock in the morning and eat breakfast after dressing up and stuffing grass into their clothes. After breakfast, the family put on their clothes and went door to door to look for their companions. It was almost nine o'clock before they could gather together and form a phalanx. Then, under the guidance of drummers, they marched and performed around the city through the streets and lanes.

At noon, the "idiots" walked into the city hall to attend the award ceremony. Those who have been pretending to be "idiots" for 5 years in a row can be honored to accept the commemorative medals awarded by the mayor. The evening fireworks show is the climax of the Bansh Carnival. At this time, the lights went off and the fireworks were everywhere, making the square in front of the city hall look like day. The crowd in the square was in high spirits and dancing. The men were drinking beer bottles vigorously, while the women were dancing and singing happily.

Suddenly, the "idiots" began to throw oranges into the crowd. In an instant, oranges were flying everywhere in the square, streets and alleys, and the sound of drums and crazy voices rang deafening, and the whole city of Banshi was immersed in a welcome. It is said that the oranges thrown by "idiots" are mascots, and whoever hits them will be safe and sound in this year.