BELGIUM-BINCHE-CARNIVAL

BELGIUM-BINCHE-CARNIVAL

Clown-like performers known as Gilles take part in a carnival parade in the streets of Binche, on Shrove Tuesday, on February 17, 2015. The Binche Carnival tradition is one of the most ancient and representative of Wallonia and inscribed in 2008 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. AFP PHOTO/BELGA PHOTO BENOIT DOPPAGNE