{"id":"2385","t":"Gentse Stroppendragers","t_s":-1,"tags":["3309","3312"],"thumb":{"fid":"2341","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_2341","circle_mini":"circle_mini_2341"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["2384"],"loc":"3513","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>The origins of this folklore Association date back to the 16th century, when the citizens of the Flemish city of Ghent were given the nickname <em>stroppendragers<\/em>, which means \u00ab&nbsp;noose-wearers&nbsp;\u00bb. According to the story, as the inhabitants of Ghent refused to pay taxes to the Emperor Charles V, he ordered the most prominent members of the city\u2019s corporations to walkbarefoot through the streets, dressed only in their shirts and wearing a noose around their necks.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Guild of Gentse Stroppendragers","d_y":1976,"d_m":11,"d_d":7,"d_s":-1}