Cwarmê carnival

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Cwarmê carnival is a traditional, centuries-old pre-Lenten festival in Malmedy, Belgium, known for its elaborate costumes, satirical performances, and vibrant street parades.

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Cwarmê carnival canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carnival ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ
folk festival ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
age centuries-old tradition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Carnaval de Malmedy ⓘ
linked to: Malmedy Carnival

Cwarmê di Malmèdy ⓘ
attracts local participants ⓘ
regional visitors ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
category Carnivals in Belgium ⓘ
Culture of Wallonia ⓘ
Folk festivals in Europe ⓘ
country Belgium ⓘ
culturalSignificance local identity of Malmedy ⓘ
preservation of Walloon traditions ⓘ
duration several days ⓘ
feature dance ⓘ
elaborate costumes ⓘ
masks ⓘ
music ⓘ
satire ⓘ
street theatre ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasTheme community celebration ⓘ
inversion of social roles ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
heritageStatus recognized local heritage of Malmedy ⓘ
languageOfTradition Walloon ⓘ
linked to: Walloon language
locatedIn Malmedy ⓘ
Province of Liège ⓘ
Wallonia ⓘ
mainEvents masked balls ⓘ
processions ⓘ
satirical performances ⓘ
street parades ⓘ
occursBefore Lent ⓘ
organisedBy local associations of Malmedy ⓘ
region Ardennes ⓘ
linked to: Ardennes region
relatedFestival Carnival of Aalst ⓘ
Carnival of Binche ⓘ
relatedTo Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ
religiousContext pre-Lenten festival ⓘ
typicalSeason February ⓘ
early March ⓘ

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Malmedy → hasTraditionalEvent → Cwarmê carnival ⓘ