{"id":14005,"date":"2026-04-07T21:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/?p=14005"},"modified":"2026-10-06T07:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T07:37:05","slug":"doudou-mons-festival-belgio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/belgium\/doudou-mons-festival-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Festival del Doudou a Mons, Belgio"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Doudou Festival, officially known as the Ducasse de Mons, takes place in the city of Mons, located in the Walloon region of southern Belgium. The city is easily accessible by train from Brussels and other major Belgian cities, and the historic center – where most events occur – is within walking distance from the main railway station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival goes back to a procession first held in 1349 and is deeply rooted in local religious and folkloric traditions. It is best known for the \u201cLume\u00e7on,\u201d a dramatic reenactment of the legendary battle between Saint George and a dragon, performed in the main square before large crowds. Together with the procession of the shrine of Saint Waltrude in the Golden Carriage (Car d\u2019Or), it has been recognised by UNESCO since 2005 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage \u201cProcessional giants and dragons in Belgium and France\u201d. Each year, the festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors, making it one of Belgium\u2019s most important folkloric celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doudou Festival takes place annually around Trinity Sunday, usually in late May or early June, with a week of processions, concerts, and public festivities. In 2026 the main days were 30\u201331 May. In 2027 Trinity Sunday falls on 23 May, so the shrine is expected to be brought down on Saturday 22 May, with the procession and the Lume\u00e7on on Sunday 23 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prezzi e orari di apertura<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

La maggior parte degli eventi della festa del Doudou \u00e8 gratuita, compresa la processione principale e molte celebrazioni pubbliche in citt\u00e0. I visitatori possono esplorare liberamente le strade e le piazze dove si svolgono spettacoli e attivit\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the Grand-Place fills up hours before the Lume\u00e7on and access may be restricted for safety and crowd management, so it pays to arrive early. Some organized activities or reserved viewing places may require tickets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events begin in the morning. Around noon on Sunday the crowd helps push the Golden Carriage up the Rampe Sainte-Waudru, and at 12:30 the Lume\u00e7on battle starts on the Grand-Place, lasting about half an hour until Saint George slays the dragon. Additional festivities, concerts, and celebrations continue into the evening, creating a lively atmosphere across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Il Doudou di Mons: il Carro d\u2019Oro e il Lume\u00e7on, la battaglia di san Giorgio contro il drago, tradizione UNESCO; prossima edizione il 22\u201323 maggio 2027.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1062,995,387,1077],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-belgium","category-entertainment","category-events","category-unesco-heritage"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14005"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17016,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14005\/revisions\/17016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotonmap.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}