While travelling in Brussels last May, I had the pleasure of witnessing the Zinneke Parade. The revellers in coordinated costumes and choreographed movements wound through the streets around the Grand-Place for several hours. The theme of “Disorder” left much up to my imagination to fill in the gaps. The event was neatly organized and proudly community-based. Each group works for many months under the guidance of a professional artist to build their community spirit and to encourage cross-cultural harmony. Noble pursuits with the goal of sharing their enthusiasm with me, a guest of their city.
If you ever have the chance, you should try to attend this grand show in person.
Woman looking up at one of the many loud and visually appealing distractions
Woman blowing like a gentle breeze
Child seriously playing a character role
Organizer directing participants and answering our questions
View my complete photo set from Brussels.
Further Reading:
- Zinneke Parade
- Enjoy Philippe Clabots’s photo set from the same event.
- Grand-Place, Brussels
- Map of Brussels, Belgium from OpenStreetMap at GeoLocation: lat=50.844951&lon=4.352839
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