AALST, Belgium (JTA) — I probably spend an unhealthy ... That moment came Sunday at the Aalst Carnival, an annual costume parade that takes place in this small city about 10 miles west of ...

At least six people have been killed after a car drove into a crowd of carnival-goers in southern Belgium. It happened in the small town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, about 30 miles (50km) south of the ...

“It’s not up to the mayor to forbid” such displays, and “the carnival participants had no sinister intentions,” Aalst Mayor Christoph D’Haese said. (JTA) — The mayor of the Belgian ...

The annual carnival in Faymonville, known as Belgium’s “Turkish village,” brought vibrant scenes as locals and visitors ...

At least five people were killed and more than thirty were injured after a driver hit a crowd celebrating a carnival party in the Belgian town of Strépy-Bracquegnies, municipality of La Louvière ...

Christoph D’Haese, the mayor of Aalst, said that “raising awareness is one thing; forbidding and censorship is something else.” Organizers of a Belgian carnival on Friday rejected calls by ...

(250305) -- BINCHE, March 5, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People wearing costumes of "Gille" attend the Binche Carnival, a UNESCO World Heritage event, in Binche, Belgium, March 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) ...

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and Zeebrugge (Brussels), Belgium. “The chance to see a total solar eclipse while having fun exploring the cultural richness ...