Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
Country
Belgium
Reference
00153
Region
Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription
2008 (3rd session)
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Representative
The Meyboom plantation (or Meiboom in Dutch, "May tree" – a corruption of the Dutch tree of joy) is the oldest tradition in Brussels, Belgium, attested since 1308. It is held every year on 9 August, the eve of St Lawrence's Day, and consists mainly in planting a beech at the intersection of the Rue des Sables/Zandstraat and the Rue du Marais/Broekstraat in the City of Brussels' Marais–Jacqmain District. It is accompanied by processions and various folk activities during the day.[1]
The celebration is reminiscent of Brussels' long-standing (folkloric) feud with Leuven, which dates back to the Middle Ages. Following a friendly incident in 1974 in which the Meyboom was stolen and brought to Leuven, both cities have claimed to be planting the "real" Meyboom.[2] Since 2008, it is recognised as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.[3]
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