Fiertelommegang

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30.7 km
366 m
06h44
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Last verified: 21 September 2026
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Fiertelommegangen er en århundred gammel religiøs tradition i Ronse, hvor relikvieskrinet med relikvierne af Sankt Hermes årligt bæres en afstand på 32,6 km rundt om bygrænserne den første søndag efter pinsen (Treenighedssøndag). Denne procesion symboliserer beskyttelse mod sindssygdomme og tiltrækker årligt tusindvis af deltagere og tilskuere.

 

Dagen begynder med en højtidelig messe. Skrinet bæres af fire bærere, forudgået af en klokkemand, der angiver rytmen. Turen går gennem bakkerne i de flamske Ardennerne og afsluttes med en historisk procession i byens centrum, hvor livet af Sankt Hermes og historien om Ronse bliver skildret. Siden 2009 er Fiertelommegangen blevet anerkendt som flamsk immaterielt kulturarv, og der stræbes efter anerkendelse som UNESCO-verdensarv.

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