Folklore And Tradition : Religion

ST. MARTIN'S PROCESSION

Opening periods
Address:
Ville Basse
4700 EUPEN
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Eastern Wallonia is filled with monasteries, churches, and foundations bearing St Martin's name - about which there are many legends. One of these legends tells of the time that St Martin, a soldier, tore his mantle in two with his sword and gave it to a beggar who was dying of cold. Since the sixteenth century on the eve of St Martin, many torchlight processions (often ending in a grand bonfire) pay homage to the Saint, and remind the people of his good deeds.

Procession at 5.30 pm.