Procession of the Golden Tree
Praalstoet van de Gouden Boom
Giant Grauwelinck in the 2012 procession
StatusActive
GenreHistorical re-enactment
Date(s)August (formerly July)
FrequencyEvery five years
Location(s)Bruges
CountryBelgium
Inaugurated1958
Most recent2022
ParticipantsAbout 2,000[1]

The Procession of the Golden Tree (Dutch: Praalstoet van de Gouden Boom) or Pageant of the Golden Tree (Dutch: Gouden Boomstoet) is a historical pageant held in Bruges, Belgium, every five years to commemorate the celebration there in 1468 of the wedding of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York.[2] It has been organised since 1958.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ George McDonald (2011). Frommer's Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Wiley. p. 77.
  2. ↑ Robert Pateman and Mark Elliott (2006). Cultures of the World: Belgium. Marshall Cavendish. p. 118.
  3. ↑ Christopher Turner (2002). Bruges. Landmark Visitors Guide. Hunter. p. 102.

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