Belgian Life in Town And Country
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being Philippa, Countess of Hainaut. At Hasselt, the capital of I^imburg, situated at the opposite extremity of Belgium to Mons, the local f^te is held on the day of the Assumption, August 15th.
This is the celebration of Virga Jesse, the patron of Hasselt. Hasselt, situated in the midst of a forest of nut trees in olden days, derives its name from hazelbosch, i.e., hazel-wood. Several routes met at Hasselt, and many travellers passed by it.
An image of the Virgin Mary was attached to a large t...ree near the present town, and travellers de- posited offerings there to secure good luck on their journey. In course of time a town grew up round the shrine, and the inhabitants handed down the legend of Virga Jesse. In the fourteenth century it became a place of pilgrimage, and a chapel having been built for the purpose, the statue was deposited therein, and on Assumption Day it was carried in procession through the street. In the eighteenth century the ceremony was altered from an annual affair to one of every seven years.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
being Philippa, Countess of Hainaut. At Hasselt, the capital of I^imburg, situated at the opposite extremity of Belgium to Mons, the local f^te is held on the day of the Assumption, August 15th.
This is the celebration of Virga Jesse, the patron of Hasselt. Hasselt, situated in the midst of a forest of nut trees in olden days, derives its name from hazelbosch, i.e., hazel-wood. Several routes met at Hasselt, and many travellers passed by it.
An image of the Virgin Mary was attached to a large t...ree near the present town, and travellers de- posited offerings there to secure good luck on their journey. In course of time a town grew up round the shrine, and the inhabitants handed down the legend of Virga Jesse. In the fourteenth century it became a place of pilgrimage, and a chapel having been built for the purpose, the statue was deposited therein, and on Assumption Day it was carried in procession through the street. In the eighteenth century the ceremony was altered from an annual affair to one of every seven years.
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