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...
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2022 was postponed until 25 August 2024 while the format was revamped. Kattenstoet Ommegang of Brussels Procession of the Holy Blood George McDonald (2011)...
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and other black animals. In medieval Flanders, in a ceremony called Kattenstoet, black cats were thrown from the belfry of the Cloth Hall of Ypres to...
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Medieval Ypres, Belgium, is commemorated in the innocuous present-day Kattenstoet (cat parade). In mid-16th century France, cats would allegedly be burnt...
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misconceptions about the Middle Ages § Cat massacres and the subsequent plague Kattenstoet (Ypres, Belgium) Rebold Benton, Janetta (1 April 1997). Hoy Terrors:...
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five battles fought for Ypres during First World War. The Cat Parade ("Kattenstoet") takes place every three years on the second Sunday of May. It involves...
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which supposedly symbolised "the killing of evil academics". In today's Kattenstoet (Cat Parade), this was commuted to the throwing of woolen cats from the...
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of palanquin. Similar to medieval European propitiatory rites such as Kattenstoet, the hope in performing this procession is that it would once again "rain...
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including cross-carrying and a procession of hooded penitents. The Kattenstoet (Cat Festival) takes place in Ypres each year, possibly commemorating...
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