Ommegang
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The Ommegang in Antwerp, by Erasmus de Bie Ommegang or Ommeganck （Dutch: "walk around" （the church, village or city）, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɔməˌɣɑŋ]） is
the generic name for various medieval pageants celebrated in the Low Countries （areas that are now within Belgium, the Netherlands, and northern France）.
The Ommegang in Antwerp originated in the 14th century and is held on 15 August.
There were two Ommegang processions held in Antwerp each year: The Ommegang in Antwerp by Alexander van Bredael In the 15th, 16th and 17th century the Ommegang of Antwerp was the most important in Flanders.
The "Onze Lieve Vrouwommegang" consisted originally of two events: the first celebrated the religious feast of the Assumption of Mary.
The second was a large, opulent secular participation of the guilds, crafts and chambers of rhetoric, each of which contributed a float to a procession through the streets of Antwerp.
Some floats contained references to events of the preceding year.
There was considerable rivalry between the guilds in their efforts to provide the most splendid display.
In the 17th century the Ommegang of Antwerp comprised these elements in the following order: The Omegang on the Meir in Antwerp in 1885 by
Alexander Casteels the Younger The Ommegang in Antwerp has been depicted in several paintings by Antwerp artists such as Erasmus de Bie,
Alexander van Bredael, Alexander Casteels the Younger and Pieter van Aelst.
The Ommegang in Brussels on 31 May 1615, by Denis van Alsloot The Ommegang of Brussels is celebrated every July in Brussels.
According to legend, the origin of the Ommegang of Brussels goes back to a local devout woman named Beatrijs Soetkens.
She had a vision in which the Virgin Mary instructed her to steal the miraculous statue of Onze-Lieve-Vrouw op 't Stocxken （"Our Lady on
the little stick"） in Antwerp, bring it to Brussels, an...
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