Belgium

Joshua Dargan Hayes

Les Objectifs
Nous sommes Joshua, Patricio et Cian.
Nous avons dcid fait notre projet sur la Belgique. Tout dabord on va parler de les
traditions et de la gographie de Belgique.

Les
Traditions...

- Actual Annual Events

- Food + Drink

Actual Annual Events

Carnival de Binche

Stavelot

Witch Parade

Bathtub Regatta

Music + Parades through towns.

Ends with people throwing
oranges at spectators.

Mid-lent Carnival with people

dressed in white flogging
crowds with pig bladders.

Inspired by legends of witch

trials. Involves a recreated scary
witch trial at the end.

Participants sail down the

Meuse River in decorated
bathtubs.

February

March

July

August

Videos...

Bathtub Regatta + Carnival de Binche

Traditional
Dress

Food + Drink

Belgium is world-famous for beer with over 1,100 varieties.

Belgians consume on average 150 liters of beer per person per
year.
Belgium is world-famous for chocolate.
220,000 tonnes of chocolate produced per year.
The world's biggest chocolate selling point is Brussels International
Airport.
Belgium is also known for waffles.
There are 3 main types of Belgian waffles, Liege, Brussels + Galettes
French fries are believed to have been invented in Belgium not
France.

La Gographie

La Gographie

Belgium has a population of 10.5 million people.

The capital of Belgium is Brussels.
The city has a population of 1.2 million.
It shares a land border with 4 countries.
Its one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
There are three official languages in Belgium. Dutch, German
and French
Nearly all Belgians live in cities, the country has an urban
population of over 97%.
The town of Spa in Belgium is where the word 'spa' comes
from.

Les
Attractions
Touristiques

Meuse Valley

St. Peters Church, Leuven

- In the south of Belgium (countryside)

- You could take a river cruise or tour one of its historic
churches in the towns of Namur + Dinant (bathtubs).

- Well preserved example of Belgiums Brabant

Gothic Style with its pointed arch windows + pillars
and unique valuable paintings + sculptures.

Waterloo

Atomium

- Where Napolean was defeated

- Large artificial hill with monumental lion from which
there are great views of the vast unspoiled landscape.

- The Atomium forms the shape of a cell of an iron

crystal magnified 165 billion times.

Merci

Honntement, on a dcouvert un tas de

choses trs intressantes et je voudrais
visiter la Belgique maintenant!
Des festivals taient particulirement drle!