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Ommegang of Brussels
Ommegang
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الصورة: Christophe Degryse، CC BY-SA 4.0، عبر ويكيميديا كومنز
On two summer evenings, Brussels relives the day in 1549 when it dazzled Emperor Charles V — some 1,400 people in Renaissance dress, horsemen, crossbowmen, stilt walkers and giants parade from the Sablon to a grand spectacle on the Grand-Place, with real nobles playing their ancestors.
From a stolen statue to an emperor’s welcome
The Ommegang — Dutch for “walking around” — began in the fourteenth century as Brussels’ great procession in honour of a miraculous statue of the Virgin. Legend tells of Beatrix Soetkens, who in a vision was told by the Virgin to take the statue of Our Lady from Antwerp cathedral to the crossbowmen’s chapel in the Sablon; the guild promised to carry it through the city every year. The procession gradually became a great civic occasion, and in 1549 the city’s elites staged a magnificent Ommegang to honour Emperor Charles V and his son, the future Philip II.
The tradition declined in the eighteenth century and the last small annual Ommegang took place in 1785. In 1930, for the centenary of Belgium, enthusiasts revived it — not as the old procession but as a re-enactment of the pageant of 1549. It has been held every year since 1958, and UNESCO inscribed it on its Representative List in 2019.
The procession today
About 1,400 participants take part in period costume, among them riders, crossbowmen, archers, fencers and arquebusiers, stilt walkers and processional giants such as St Michael, St Gudula and the horse Bayard. The magistrates and members of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels walk in scarlet, and many roles, including the emperor himself, are played by members of noble families. From the Sablon the procession crosses the city centre and ends with a sound and light show on the Grand-Place.
متى يُقام
The Ommegang is held on two evenings in the first week of July, with a free day between in case the costumes need to dry after rain; in 2026 it took place on 1 and 3 July. The procession leaves the Sablon at about 8.30 p.m.
- يوليو 2027فترة تقريبية
- يوليو 2028فترة تقريبية
- يوليو 2029فترة تقريبية
- يوليو 2030فترة تقريبية
زيارة باحترام
من المفيد أن تعرف
- Watching along the route is free; grandstand seats on the Grand-Place must be booked and paid for.
السلامة
- Pickpocketing is common in crowded places in Brussels. Keep your belongings close.
المصادر
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- Ommegang of Brussels, an annual historical procession and popular festivalUNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage · اطُّلع عليه في 17 سبتمبر 2026
- Ommegang of BrusselsWikipedia · اطُّلع عليه في 17 سبتمبر 2026
- Brussels Ommegang brings history and pageantry to the streets of the capitalVRT NWS · اطُّلع عليه في 17 سبتمبر 2026
- Belgium travel advice: safety and securityUK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · اطُّلع عليه في 17 سبتمبر 2026
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