CORONATION
CELEBRATIONS
TONGEREN
JULY 2/4/7/9 2023
Welcome
Tongeren is the oldest city in Belgium. As the oldest Holy Mary site on this side of the Alps, sanctuary pilgrimages were held here as early as the Middle Ages.
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NIEUW
Zalig Pasen
Het geloof in het leven in de verrijzenis geeft het leven hier en nu oneindig veel zin en betekenis.
Levende Kruisweg op Goede Vrijdag
Op Goede Vrijdag werd de Motten omgetoverd tot een levendig decor met figuranten die de rollen van de bekende Bijbelse personages vertolkten en het lijdensverhaal van Jezus uitbeeldden.
Evening Play
The evening play is a re-enactment of the procession but on a stage. Because everything takes place on one stage and is entirely supported by text.
Coronation Week 2023
Already in 2019, the inhabitants of Tongeren started with the preparations of the Coronation Celebrations 2023. 3000 inhabitants of Tongeren (of a grand total of 30000 !) will participate in the Coronation procession and the evening play on a large stage on the Market Place of Tongeren, four times during the coronation week. During both manifestations, the life of the Virgin Mary and Christ is depicted in a devote way. The 18 group leaders take care of their participants, clothing, music, carts and choreography. It is customary for the participants to pay for their own procession gown.
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Euroregional cooperation
In 1982, the idea of a collaboration between the committees that organize seven-yearly celebrations was born: Hasselt, Tongeren, Maastricht and Susteren. From 1988 onwards, this idea was put into practice. The city that organizes the next seven-yearly festivity takes the chair.
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Under the motto "many little ones make one big," we invite you to join the "Friends of Coronation 2030," by depositing a minimum of 7 euros monthly. 7 euros per month is barely 23 cents per day or 1.63 euros per week. However, it does mean 84 euros per year. And that for several years, ....
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You can become a member by giving a standing order to your banking institution to make a monthly deposit to the account number of the Friends of the Coronation IBAN : BE66 7453 3909 0043.
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