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1 day ago · Devotees commemorating the dead also attend Mass, and a special service is held at many churches. On 2 November, the 'Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed' (All Souls' Day) is celebrated, when the Church remembers and prays for the faithful departed. While 1 November is recognised as an official public holiday in Belgium, meaning most ...
4 days ago · The Belgian seeds of Rwanda’s genocide. It is 30 years since the 100-day genocide in Rwanda that left at least 800,000 dead. The hatred that drove the killing spree is partly a legacy of Belgium’s colonial rule. Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears.
1 day ago · Lent for the year 2025 starts on Wednesday, March 5th and ends on Thursday, April 17 with evening mass on Holy Thursday. Lent is a Christian annual period that starts on Ash Wednesday lasting for 40 days (not Including Sundays) representing the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the wilderness.
- Lent, Quadragesima
- Observance, Christian
3 days ago · List of railway stations in Belgium. Belgium has an extensive passenger railway network managed by the National Railway Company of Belgium. [1]
5 days ago · In English, this translates to “The season of Lent runs from Ash Wednesday until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper exclusively.” Thus, Lent ends on the afternoon of Holy Thursday and lasts around 40 days.
2 days ago · Manneken-Pis, literally “little man pee,” in the Dutch dialect of Marols or “le petit Julien,” in French, is one of Brussels’ most famous and beloved citizens.
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2 days ago · Belgium - Languages, Ethnicities, Diversity: The population of Belgium is divided into three linguistic communities. In the north the Flemings, who constitute more than half of Belgium’s population, speak Flemish, which is equivalent to Dutch (sometimes called Netherlandic).
