page_title: Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse
section_title: Procession order
hierarchical_section_title: Marches of Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse / Procession order
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Thuin (Belgique), la 1ère compagnie de zouaves dans la procession Saint-Roch. English: Thuin (Belgium), the 1st company of zouaves in the St. Roch procession. Deutsch: Thuin (Belgien), die erste Kompanie der Zuaven während der St. Roch-Prozession. Nederlands: Thuin (België), de 1ste compagnie van zouaven in de Sint-Rochus processie. Walon: Twin (Bèljike), li prèmîre compagnîye di zouaves dins l’procèssion Sint-Rok.
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: Although subject to different variants, the order of these processions obeys a few rules common to the different markets:
  - The procession is almost always opened by a platoon of men wearing sapper uniforms. Recognizable by wearing a white apron (in canvas or leather), they carry an ax.
  - Next is the battery. This musical phalanx is composed of fifres and drums performing traditional tunes. Led by a drum major, the drums are sometimes followed by a music company, fanfare or harmony.
  Then the majors on horseback follow. These officers are mounted and their number may vary. They are the ones who will generally command the bursts.
  The flag and its escort, most often made up of young children wearing officers' uniforms, are placed between the majors and the firing squads.
  The latter can be dressed in costumes of outfielders, grenadiers, zouaves, etc. When there are blunderbusses, these usually close ranks. The main role of the shooters is to make the powder speak during the discharges (bursts) in honor of the saint or of the personalities receiving the procession.
  The clergy then come, accompanying the relics and followed by the pilgrims.
  In some villages, a platoon of riders can also be added to the company. When this is the case, he often opens the way by placing himself in front of the company.
caption: Thuin, blunderbusses of the Fifth Infantry firing a salvo
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