BOUGE, Belgium, March 7 (Xinhua) -- People in Bouge, near the southern Belgian city of Namur, celebrated spring's coming with a ceremony of lighting a colossal bonfire on the first Sunday of Lent.
This tradition has been perpetuated for over 1,000 years.
Local residents wearing traditional costumes attend the "Great Fire" ceremony in Bouge of Namur, Belgium, March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Local residents wearing traditional costumes carry the "Winter Man" during the "Great Fire" ceremony in Bouge of Namur, Belgium, March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
The bonfire is lit during the "Great Fire" ceremony in Bouge of Namur, Belgium, March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
A local resident wearing traditional costumes attends the "Great Fire" ceremony in Bouge of Namur, Belgium, March 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)■
