{"id":"3586","t":"Biloute","t_s":-1,"tags":["3309","3315"],"thumb":{"fid":"4231","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4231","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4231"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4119"],"loc":"3458","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Every year this Association organises the Messines folkore festival (<em>Ducasse<\/em>) in Mons in the Walloon Region. The origins of this popular cultural event date back to the Middle Ages. <em>Biloute,<\/em> which means \u201cfriend\u201d in the <em>ch\u2019ti <\/em>dialect of northern France and in the Walloon language, is one of the traditional carnival giants of northern France and Belgium, who feature in the carnival processions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Association of the Heritage and Traditions of Messines","d_y":2011,"d_m":5,"d_d":21,"d_s":-1}