Source:TheEconomistJuly10thEurope
Innormalyears,onTrinitySunday(eightweeksafterEaster),thousandsofdenizensoftheBelgiancityofMonschaseanenormousplasticdragonaroundthetownsquareuntilalocal,dressedasStGeorge,arrivesonahorseandkillsit.Theprocession,knownastheDucassedeMonsorsimplyDoudou,originatedinthe14thcenturytocelebratetheendofanoutbreakofplague.ButforthepasttwoyearstheDoudouhasbeencancelledbyanewplague,alongwithmostofEurope’straditionalcarnivalsandfestivals.
通常情况下,在三一主日(复活节后八周),比利时蒙斯市成千上万的居民在城镇广场追逐一条巨大的塑料龙,直到一个当地装扮成圣乔治,骑马赶到并将其杀死。该游行被称为蒙斯屠龙节(DucassedeMons或简称Doudou),这个节日起源于14世纪,以庆祝瘟疫爆发的结束。但是在过去的两年里,Doudou因一场新的瘟疫而被取消,同时取消的还有欧洲大部分传统狂欢节和节日。
Thissummer,withvaccinationsbeginningtotamecovid-19,thecontinent’sfolkgatheringsare
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