Monday, 15 June 2009

Concert: Turkish General Staff Company of Mehteran in Mons (Belgium)









Turkish General Staff Company of Mehteran in front of the Faculté Polytechnique of Mons (Belgium)
(the green drake on the right is part of the Doudou festivities of the city of Mons)
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Saturday 20th June 2009
Concert by Turkish Military Band during the Doudou festivities in front of the Faculté Polytechnique of Mons.

Concert par la Musique militaire de Turquie, devant la Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, à l’occasion de la Ducasse de Mons.

In 2005 the ‘DOUDOU” has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

The ‘Doudou’ is the popular name of a week of joyful collective festivities which starts on the week-end of the Trinity. Its origin goes back to the 14th century.

http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/masterpieces/


Le Doudou, reconnu en 2005 par l'UNESCO au titre de Patrimoine oral et immatériel de l'Humanité.
A Mons, le Doudou, c'est le nom populaire d'une semaine de grande liesse collective qui débute le week-end de la Trinité. La Ducasse rituelle en constitue l'apogée. Ses origines remontent au XIVème siècle. Quatre moments forts la caractérisent. Voir liens ci-dessous
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