Les Gilles La Relève
Société de Gilles in Binche listed by the city among the official carnival societies; one of the younger Gilles troupes feeding new generations into the UNESCO carnival.
Walloon carnival society tradition: fixed costumes, local brass, and multi-day ritual calendars (Binche, La Louvière, Stavelot, Malmedy and peers).
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Other belgian gilles & carnival societies
Royal Société of Gilles in Binche, founded 1899; one of the oldest still-active sociétés of the UNESCO-recognized Carnaval de Binche. Named when their landlord called them 'récalcitrants' for refusing to leave his café. Granted 'Royal' title by the Prince Regent in 1949.
Société of Gilles in Binche, founded in 1948 as a spin-off of Les Récalcitrants when that group grew too large after WWII. Marches every Mardi Gras of the Carnaval de Binche.
Société de Gilles of Binche named for the Drève neighborhood; takes part in the ramassage (door-to-door pickup of members) and the Mardi Gras procession of the UNESCO Carnaval de Binche.
Société de Gilles in Binche listed by the city among the 11 official Gilles sociétés that parade on Mardi Gras during the UNESCO-listed Carnaval de Binche.
One of the oldest Gilles societies of La Louvière, founded in 1878 in the café 'riritte dé l'manique' in the Mitant des Camps neighborhood after a group returned from the Carnaval de Binche. Their signature tune 'L'air du Mitant des Camps' was born in 1885.
Largest and historic Gilles society of La Louvière's Laetare carnival, founded in 1891 by Jean-Hubert Jongen (president) and Camille Adam (secretary). Long the dominant société, it later spawned Les Commerçants when members split off in 1961.