Kattenstoet - Menin Gate behind crowds : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Kattenstoet - Menin Gate behind crowds / R/DV/RS
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | The Kattenstoet is a triennial parade and festival held on the second Sunday in May. This picture is from 2006; the next Kattenstoet will be on 10 May 2009.The Kattenstoet remembers how the people of Ieper used to throw cats from the Cloth Hall belfry (possibly to ward off witchcraft, possibly just as a way of reducing a cat overpopulation problem) from the middle ages until 1817.The tradition, this time using toy cats thankfully, was revived in 1938 only to end abruptly due to Nazi occupation. In 1946 the tradition was revived again as an annual event. The event missed a year in 1985 due to a visit by the Pope and in 1991 it switched to triennial rather than annual, possibly reflecting the size of the festival.The parade passes through the Menin Gate, seen here behind the crowds.Wikipedia article on the Kattenstoet |
| 撮影日 | 2007-06-08 22:25:47 |
| 撮影者 | R/DV/RS , Belgium/UK |
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| 撮影地 | Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique 地図 |