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Musée International du Carnaval et Du Masque
siwi Says: This original museum is unique in the world! The Museum of the Mask examines the social significance that masks play in cultures throughout the world. One theme of the museum is ethnographic, exploring the distinguishing features of other societies through presentation of...
Djinn76 Says: The Carnival is really great but to arrive there, better come by train or by bus.You can find the scheduleFor the train, at http://www.b-rail.be/E/For the bus, at http://www.tec-wl.be/ but this site is only in French and not yet updated...If you prefer to come by car, you...
Djinn76 Says: They are the major players of the carnival. To be a Gille, you have to be a Belgian man from Binche.Their costume consists of several pieces: the shirt, the pants, the apertintaille, the grelot, socks, clogs, the hat with wondeful austrich plums, the mask, the ramon and the...
Djinn76 Says: Binche is mostly known for the Gilles throwing oranges during the "Mardi Gras" parade.However the story start many weeks before that. The previous sundays, the Gilles start repeating during the "Soumonces". They are dancing with their clogs but not wearing their tradional...
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This original museum is unique in the world! The Museum of the Mask examines the social significance that masks play in cultures throughout the world. One theme...
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I was so surprised to find so little information about this carnival on VT. I'll try to add some more ! In the meantime check the following websites: Unesco's Intangible Heritage List Official...
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