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 by tompt
At this picture a bride to be dressed as one of the duck family and a groome to be with a silly hat and board meet. Leave a Comment
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 The funeral procession is
leaving the church. by tompt
What to do?
Just behave appropiate and show some respect, donīt cross the procession and be quiet for a while. Leave a Comment
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This group is celebrating the 50th birthday of the man sitting in the chair. Leave a Comment
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 Old town/castle-gates next to
new restaurant-hotel by Pavlik_NL
Well, in the Velvet Cave they explain how especially the first block was rather hard to get. The guys who did this patient job first (called "Blokbrekers", which means as much as "Blockbusters")carved out the upper and lower layers until around half a meter deep. Then they hung leadlines to carve out the sides. The first block couldn't be reached in the back, so the men were sticking long metal bars in the lower and upper slides and trembled, pushed, rubbed and pressured until the blok broke free.
Then the Blockbusters were able to make around five blocks per week. Every block brought them around 5 cents (1/100 part of a Dutch Guilder). Now-a-days there is only one place left where they make blocks of "Mergel". They produce (with machines) around 14 blocks per day and is merely for restaurating buildings made from this special material. Leave a Comment
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 The tree is going to be
planted by tompt
The tradition of planting the maytree is known from the 13th century. It was a fertillity cermony. Later it bacame a symbol to protect the people, cattle and houses in the village.
The tree is put here by the unmarried men of Valkenburg. Leave a Comment
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 Statue in honor of the
Bokkerijders, Valkenburg by tompt
In the 18th century hundreds of people were executed for being a bokkerijder. Their confessions were gained by torture. This great unjustice just made the gang more populair.
In the south of Limburg the stories are still very much alive. Leave a Comment
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