BELGIUM PROCESSION FOR SAINT-FIACRE

Procession for Saint Fiacre in Tarcienne by second Napoleonic soldiers

epa10613674 The traditional procession in honour of Saint Fiacre opens the folkloric marches season in the Entre Sambre et Meuse region in Tarcienne, Belgium, 07 May 2023. In southwest Belgium 15 processions called Les Marches de l'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse are recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. It is the first year that the Tarcienne procession is recognised. Citizens dress as second Napoleonic soldiers in memory of the agreement made by Napoleon I and Pope Pius VII in 1802 to authorise processions after the French Revolution. Since then each procession in this region is protected by Napoleonic soldiers. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

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