Scharnaval
biennial carnival in Schaerbeek, Belgium
Colignon · Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek · Belgium
🗓️ When?
March
Only the month is known, not the day.
- Recurrence
- every 2 years
- Month
- March
- Founded
- 1894
📍 Where?
- Town
- Colignon
- Region
- Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek
- Country
- Belgium
- How precise?
- coordinate of the venue
This position is the town's, not the festival ground's.
ℹ️ Details
- Status
- unclear
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The Scharnaval also known as the Carnival of Schaerbeek, is an biennial carnival held in Schaerbeek, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Its origins date back to the late 19th century, when the event developed alongside the kermesse and charitable processions organised by community groups. The carnival was interrupted during the First and Second World Wars and again during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since its revival in 1998, the festival has included a procession of floats, folklore groups, and costumed participants, as well as the election of a Prince or Princess of Carnival.
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