Gille
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Within Vinony's link graph, Gille is referenced by 18 other articles, and connects out to Belgium, UNESCO and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics Belgian folklore, Binche and Carnival costumes.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
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- Country
- Belgium
- Country of origin
- Belgium
- Image
- Binche - Les Gilles.jpg
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- Gilles
- facet of
- Carnival of Binche
- iconographic symbol
- jingle bell
- native label
- Gille
- male form of label
- Gille
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thumb|The Gilles, clad in their costumes and wax masks, wielding sticks used to ward off spirits
The Gilles are the oldest and principal participants in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium. They go out on Shrove Tuesday from 4 a.m. until late hours and dance to traditional songs. Other cities, such as Ressaix, Leval, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Waudrez, Anderlues, Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont, Estinnes, Le Roeulx, Manage, Morlanwelz, Seneffe, Nivelles, Charleroi and La Louvière have a tradition of Gilles at carnival, but the Carnival of Binche is by far the most famous. In 2003, the Carnival of Binche was proclaimed one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gille” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.