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Inventaris Vlaanderen van het Immaterieel Cultureel Erfgoed[ edit ]
National inventory of intangible cultural heritage in Flanders
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Gosjdieëlend-of-year tradition in the Flemish municipality of Galmaarden, in which children go from house to house singing in exchange for sweets or money
Septennial Virga Jesse festivities in HasseltSeptennial festivities in the Flanders city of Hasselt, with the procession of the statue of Virga Jesse as a central element
Penitential procession of Veurneannual religious procession in Veurne
Selling beach flowers on the beachtradition on the Flemish coast where children offer self-made paper flowers for sale
Annual fair of HoutemAnnual winterfair and livestock market in the Flemish municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Morse codecommunication code with signals representing letters, punctuation marks and numbers
Bayard Steed Parade and the Parade of the three GiantsThe procession of Dendermonde and the Bayard steed saga
Procession of the Holy Blood in BrugesAnnual procession in Bruges in honour of the Precious Blood
Waregem Koerse Feestenannual series of horse races and fair in the Flemish town of Waregem
Le sport traditionel du curlingancient popular sport in Flanders, in which a wooden disc is rolled into the ground as close as possible to a stick
Finch sport in Flanderscompetitions in Flanders in which finch keepers make their finches whistle the most songs
Pauwel celebrationannual feast in the Flemish municipality of Galmaarden in Belgium, in the hamlet of Saint Paul
Heilige-Drievuldigheidsprocessieequestrian procession with the Trinity Image and riders in Kester, Herfelingen and Oetingen
Memorial Dayfederal holiday in the United States of America for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces
Frietkot culture in Belgiumthe experience and craftsmanship linked to the typical fries from the 'fritkot' in Belgium
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Krakelingen and Tonnekensbrand GeraardsbergenAnnual end of winter festivity in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen
St. Veroon Marchannual procession with participants dressed in historic military costumes in the municipality of Lembeek (Halle) in honour of the municapalty's patron saint, Saint-Véron
chamber of rhetoricThe set of practices and experiences of the chambers or rethoric in Flanders and the Netherlands, as associations that share a love of language and performing (amateur) theatre, poetry and song
Beselare witch processionbiennial procession around witches in Beselare, Zonnebeke, Flanders, Belgium
Ghent Festivitiesannual popular festival that involves the entire inner city of Ghent for ten days
shrimp fishing on horseback in Oostduinkerketype of shrimp fishing on horseback from Oostduinkerke
Floralies of Ghentquadrennial exhibition of flowers and plants in the city of Ghent
Harvest festival The PicklingAnnual harvest festival alternately in one of the 'Faluintjes municipalities' Baardegem, Herdersem, Meldert and Moorsel in the Flemish city of Aalst
Aalst Carnivalthree-day carnival festival in the Flemish town of Aalst
25 ans de circumambulation de l'Heggehistorical procession in the Flemish town of Poederlee (Lille) around the 'Heggewonder' (hedge miracle)
Belgian beer culturethe whole of both the variety of beer types and the method of brewing in Belgium.
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Leuven age set ritual repertoireTransition ritual in the Flemish city of Leuven to celebrate the 50th anniversary
Godelieveprocessie Gistelannual procession in the Flemish town of Gistel in honour of Saint Godelieve van Gistel
Flemish Sign Languagesign language used by the deaf community of the Flemish Community
Kroningsfeestenseven-yearly festival in the Flemish town of Tongeren
Saint Gummarus procession Lierannual procession in the Flemish town of Lier in honour of the Lier patron saint Saint Gummarus
Saint Nicholas and Saint Martin customstradition in Flanders and The Netherlands around the patron saints Sint-Niklaas and Sint-Maarten where children are given sweets and presents
Heilig Bloedprocessie Hoogstratenannual procession in the Flemish town of Hoogstraten around the veneration of the relic of the Holy Blood
Dogwalk Sint-Baafs-Vijveannual running and swimming competition for dogs in the Flemish town of Sint-Baafs-Vijve (Waregem)
Musical art of horn playersan instrumental technique with the horn, linked to singing, breath control, vibrato, resonance of place and conviviality
Carillon cultureMaking music on tower bells, an age-old musical tradition typical of Belgium and the Low Countries.
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(the ritual act of) manual bell ringing in Flandresringing of bells by pulling the bell rope
Blankenberge Carnivalannual multi-day popular festival in the Flemish town of Blankenberge, culminating in the carnival procession
knowledge and skills for building balance bows by Miel van Beeckknowledge and skills for building balance arches from Miel Van Beeck
Rooster steps in Flanderscompetitions in Flanders in which participants have their cocks crowing as much as possible
International horse procession Hakendover Tienenannual procession in Hakendover (Tienen), Flanders, culminating in the horse gallop
Flower processions in Flandersparades in Flanders of floats decorated with flowers
Clog culture in Flandersthe craft of making wooden shoes, traditional wooden footwear
carnival cultureset of practices and experiences around carnivals
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Mol Light processionannual processions in the Flemish city of Mol with illuminated floats
Craft of the MillersCraft of preserving the mills and keeping the practices link to the mills alive in Flanders
St Anthony's Day celebrations in Flanderscélébrations en divers endroits de Flandre en l'honneur de Saint-Antoine
Pilgrim's table at Saint Julian’s hospitalannual tradition on Maundy Thursday at the Saint-Julian’s Hospital in Antwerp, where twelve lonely and needy men are invited to join for dinner
Wittering: from rich water to wavy grasstraditional form of grassland irrigation, in which grasslands are artificially irrigated with nutrient-rich canal water
Quirinus procession Loenhouttradition annuelle dans la ville flamande de Loenhout (Wuustwezel) avec une procession et une fête de village
Fanfare culture: the fanfare band of the Low Countriesorchestras with brass, saxophones and percussion, a typical musical practice from the Low Countries
Historic archery in Flanderssports and games tradition in Flanders with a central role for historical archers' guilds
Saint-Evermarus celebration Ruttentradition annuelle dans la ville flamande de Rutten (Tongres) autour du martyre de Saint Evermarus avec une procession et une pièce de théâtre du martyre
Memorial Day in Flandresannual commemorations in Belgium of American soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars
Procession of Plaisanceannual circumambulation in the Flemish town of Geraardsbergen in honour of Saint Bartholomew, the town's patron saint
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