page_title: Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
section_title: Glass breaking
hierarchical_section_title: Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse / Glass breaking
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Acoz (Belgique)&#160;: salve tirée dans la cour du château lors de la «&#160;Marche Sainte-Rolende&#160;» (2007). English: Acoz (Belgium): salvo fired in the castle courtyard during "St. Rolende's March" (2007). Walon: Âcoz (Bèljike): salve satchéye dins l’coûr do tchèstê sul timps dol «&#160;Marche Sinte-Rolende&#160;» (2007).
context_page_description: The Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse are a set of folk marches, taking place from May to October, in Belgium in Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse. Ancient religious processions dedicated to local saints, protectors of parishes have taken over time a folkloric character, without the religious aspect getting totally lost. They are accompanied by armed escorts, which are just as well traditional.
  In 2012, fifteen of these marches were recognised as masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO.
context_section_description: The breaking of the glass is a traditional ceremony during which, in certain villages of the Marcheurs, the places of officers are allocated. The priority criteria vary from one Company to another depending on local traditions. Numerous office forces are constituted according to degrees of seniority within the Company. Other committees auction off the places of officers and thus favor the highest bidders.
  Whatever the form, the breaking of the glass constitutes, in all cases, a swearing in, a personal commitment of each officer vis-à-vis folklore, the heritage of his land, a promise to strive to maintain traditions in their true value.
  In the presence of many Marcheurs, the mayor and the aldermen, each officer raises his glass, of beer or of "goutte", called a "misérable" at this occasion (because it lacks a foot), empties it at once and throws it violently at his feet. At the moment that the glass breaks, the applause of the spectators and the rolling of the drums salute his engagement.
  This "passage of places" is considered very official. The officer must organize, manage, recruit and ensure the maintenance of dignity.
  Statutes of 1894 mention the following article: "Whoever after breaking the glass would evade the contracted engagement would be regarded as perjury. We would despise him, he would lose all confidence!".
caption: Acoz, salvo in the castle courtyard (2007)
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