Minneke Poes, one of the giant cats in the Kattenstoet
Status
Active
Frequency
Triennial
Location(s)
Ypres
Country
Belgium
Inaugurated
1955 (1955)
Most recent
May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)[1]
Next event
May 9, 2027 (2027-05-09)[2]
The Kattenstoet (lit. 'Festival of the Cats') is a parade in Ypres, Belgium, devoted to the cat. It has been running regularly since 1955 and is usually held triennially on the second Sunday of May.[3] The parade commemorates an Ypres tradition from the Middle Ages in which cats were allegedly thrown from the belfry tower of the Cloth Hall to the town square below.
^"Kattenstoet (official site)". Vredesstad Ieper (Ypres town council). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^"Kattenstoet (official site)". Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^Alexandra Powe Allred (2005). Cats' Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book Of Mysterious Mousers, Talented Tabbies And Feline Oddities. Potomac Books. p. 234. ISBN 9781574888584.
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