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106th cavalcade of Jemappes |
Period: Sunday 8 April 2012 to Tuesday 10 April
2012
It is a folk event very popular
in Wallonia. Certainly one of the most important in Hainaut after Binche and La
Louviere.
Sunday:
gilles collection in the morning.
Exit 14h from
the streets of the town in fancy dress, cross dressing and all the groups
gilles.
21:30, departure from the lighthouse and recovery groups in the
parade with lights Bengal towards the main square.
22:15, rondo final of
all societies and fireworks.
Monday:
from dawn, pick up gilles.
10h, rondo on the main square of all groups of gilles.
10:30 medals at
the jubilee hall in the presence of municipal and mayor.
15h, departure of
the carnival, floral floats, majorettes, miss Jemappes, Rabbi Jacob, pom pom
girls, horses, .... The all divided into 9 tables,
over 500
participants.
Course: King Albert Avenue departure, Général Leman
street, Clemenceau street, Maréchal Foch Avenue, main
square.
15:45, 2 parade of folk
followed by 5 companies of gilles.
16.45, final parade floats and horses of the
carousel of "the Levant "on the main square.
19h, rondo final gilles
corporate jet with oranges on the main square.
21:30 Departure of the
procession at night with lights bengal, leaving the lighthouse and to
lift up Jemappes.
22:15, rondo final of gilles companies on the main square
and fireworks closing.
Tuesday:
early morning, departing from
companies with viola Binche on the streets of Jemappes.
The afternoon
departure of companies of gilles in Jemappes.
22h, burning bumps on the main
square by the Royal Society.
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