Honorable Mention / 2016 / Press / Travel/Tourism

Mons Ducasse Festival

  • Photographer
    Yves Herman, Belgium
  • Studio
    Reuters

Participants in the Mons Ducasse festival take part in the
"Lumacon" fight between Saint George, representing "the good"
and the dragon, representing "the evil" during the Doudou
folkloric event, in Mons, Belgium, May 31, 2015. More than
100,000 people and 1,800 participants dressed in historical
costumes, attented The Doudou, dated from the Middle Ages, and
recognised as one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible
Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO since November 2005.