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  2. Culture of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Tintin and Snowy (), on the roof of the former headquarters of Le Lombard near Brussels-South railway station. Belgium has numerous well-known cartoonists, such as Hergé (The Adventures of Tintin), Peyo (), Franquin (Spirou et Fantasio, Marsupilami, Gaston), Willy Vandersteen (Spike and Suzy), Morris (), Edgar P. Jacobs (Blake and Mortimer), Jef Nys and Marc Sleen (). [9]

  3. List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Belgium

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    Beer culture in Belgium: 2016 01062: Beer in Belgium includes pale ales, lambics, Flemish red ales, sour brown ales, strong ales and stouts. Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festival 2019 01366: The Ommegang of Brussels is a traditional Ommegang, a type of medieval pageant, celebrated annually in Brussels.

  4. Folklore of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Many aspects of folklore are manifested in public processions and parades in Belgian cities; traditions which are kept alive for the amusement of locals and tourists alike. The term folklore (which is rendered identically in both French and Dutch ) is used in Belgium in a much wider sense than in English, chiefly to denote all cultural events ...

  5. Category:Culture of Belgium - Wikipedia

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    Afrikaans; Anarâškielâ; العربية; Aragonés; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская ...

  6. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Beyond the familiar traditions like Santa Claus, a fir tree, caroling and gift-giving, a number of countries—including the U.S.—bring their own unique twists, both old and new, to the holiday.

  7. Hazing - Wikipedia

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    In Belgium, hazing rituals are a common practice in student clubs (fraternities and sororities, called studentenclubs in Dutch and cercles étudiants in French) and student societies (called studentenverenigingen, studentenkringen or faculteitskringen in Dutch and associations étudiantes or associations facultaires in French).

  8. List of World Heritage Sites in Belgium - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Belgium accepted the convention on 24 July 1996, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] Belgium has 16 sites inscribed on the list. The first sites to be added to the list were the Flemish Béguinages, the Grand-Place in Brussels and the lifts on the Canal du Centre, at the 22nd UNESCO session in 1998 ...

  9. Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France

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    Belgium has nearly 1500 giants on its soil. Their appearance dates back to the 15th century; Goliath of Nivelles , which is mentioned as early as 1457, is the oldest known Belgian giant. [ 3 ] Belgium also has the largest giant in Europe; Jean Turpin of Nieuwpoort , which exceeds 11 metres (36 ft).