@article{13348, author = {E.J. Hadley}, title = {St. Roch military marches in wallonia: Historical memory, commemoration and identity}, abstract = {From well-known celebrations of Carnival and la ducasse, to obscure saint commemorations, ritualized festivals and processionals in Francophone Belgium survive in popular memory and in uence contempo-rary conceptions of local identity. Several St. Roch military marches in the l Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse region in Wall onia received UNESCO recognition as examples of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012. The annual, multi-day processionals involve hundreds of marchers from local communities dressed in Napo-leonic-era military uniforms, carrying authentic mus-kets and escorting a statue of St. Roch. Many of these marchers trace family involvement back t hrough mul-tiple generations.}, volume = {47}, number = {2}, pages = {135-167}, issn = {00350869 (ISSN)}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85089419650&partnerID=40&md5=148d8c7310155223ecf45202efa7f82a}, note = {Publisher: Jan Dhondt Stichting}, }