The Holy Blood Procession
One of the artists had a little fun with this one. Take notice of what's behind the second man's head.
The story: The oldest reference to the HOly Blood Procession is found in a charter of the guild of the "pijnders" (dock workers or "unloaders") from 1291. From 1310 onwards, the city authorities decided to let the festival of the Holy Blood take place, with the procession, at the same time as the annual fair. In this way, and also through the town criers who criss-crossed Flanders, the gathering crowds and devotion to the Holy Blood grew.
Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more 
