Hasselt Local Customs

 
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Jesus ??
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Jesus in Hasselt, Belgium

Okay you tell me, is this an actor portraying Jesus or what...we saw this guy all dressed up with no camera crew, so it was not a film, with no photographers, so it was not a fashion show or photo shoot, no other "characters", so it was not a cult gathering.....and even stranger was that while people would glance at him you could not really say anyone was paying him any direct attention...REAL strange.

Written Nov 20, 2006

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Comic art
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Cartoons

If you have been to Brussels, you have surely seen a lot of nice cartoons painted on walls of houses. Belgium is the land of several comic strips, among which Tintin is the most famous one.

Lately, I have noticed that the city of Hasselt has also started to paint their open spaces with Belgian comic strips.

Written Feb 29, 2004

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Gin
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A dram

Hasselt being the number one for Gin, you should, at least, try this beverage once. It will be served in a little glass and you can choose out of more than a hundred flavours. The one, I like the most is the lemon gin.

Updated Jun 9, 2003

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Local beer
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Hapkin beer

Try one of the local beers.

Michael Jackson wrote in his book "The Great Beers of Belgium": "HAPKIN has a very good, fresh, flowery, saaz hop aroma, a very big, creamy head, a soft malt caracter, and a spritzy, perfumy,fruitiness, drying toward the finish".

My husband did the test and agreed with Michael :-)

Updated Jun 8, 2003

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Het Borrelmanneke.It is a...
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Het Borrelmanneke.

It is a bronze fountain that symbolized the gin tradition of Hasselt.

Once a year, during the Hasseltse Jeneverfeesten (3th weekend of October), it is real Hasseltse Jenever that is coming out of this fontain !

Written Aug 24, 2002

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theater op de markt
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openair theather

Written May 3, 2007

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jenever feesten
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festival

Written May 3, 2007

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Beer
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I found beer in Hasselt to be very good.
I'm fond of white beer and that's what I firstly ordered when sitting in a nice Bistro in the central square.

Written Jun 9, 2004

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Hasseltse coffee
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Hasseltse coffee

I suppose you already know what this kind of coffee is?

It's like Irish coffee but instead of using whisky you use the famous gin of Hasselt.

Written Feb 29, 2004

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Local delicacies
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local delicacies in Hasselt

Try one of the local tarts, you can buy them at the bakery. They are well-known for being just delicious.

Updated Jun 8, 2003

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