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Flemish day

Boring day at work.
Everybody was little bit dizzy in the head, and especially me, still sick.
SO I managed to get through the day and be happy bout that. Because in the end we would go to buy me a helmet and jacket.
And most important go to the park to drink champagne (okok extravagant but oh-so joyful).
(And no it is no real champagne, we are happy with a blanc de blanc...)
Today is 11th of July, and this is the 'Flemish' holiday.
Again I was stunned. The same thing in Israel would result in a mass of Israeli flags, and people singing Israeli songs.
No flags here. Or just few.
And instead of Flemish songs (well they do sing them in Ieper, but not in Ghent) we had Marocian musicians in the parc, and Africans doing djembe.
We had moslims, black people, flemish people all sitting together and having fun.
No real sign we were having a Flemish holiday today, it could have been PolePole festival, or another worldmusicthing.
I love it. The fact that this is possible, and it is in the city I live in.
Off course it was set up, and special for this 'Flemish holiday' but it did happen and nobody was thinking of disturbing this event.
Next weekend we will have the same in de Gentse Feesten, 10 days of dance, music, culture, and worldmusic. Tango, salsa, djembe,... but also techno, rock, Belgian rock etc.
And offcourse beer and mussels.
We will have all nationalities walking around, and so many people. Ghent will not belong to the 'Gentenaars' for 10 days. But we love it (and the ones that don't just leave for holidays.)
We will go and rock and party next weekend...
You're coming