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Kattenstoet: The Festival Of Cats - Belgium Ypres Belgium, Festival Dates, Festivals Around The World, Belgium Travel, Pet Friendly Hotels, Travel And Leisure, Crazy Cat Lady, A Group, Tourist Attraction

Ypres, Belgium, stages the Festival of Cats on the second Sunday of May every three years. The festival harkens back to a time in which cats were tortured and destroyed because they were believed to be witches or incarnations of the devil. However, the modern festival is instead a celebration of cats, and no live cats are involved.The centerpiece of the festival is the Cat Parade. The first parade was held in 1938 with music, a jester, and a bunch of altar boys carrying a bunch of plastic…

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