Petition requests UNESCO to remove Aalst Carnival from Heritage list
A petition urging the removal of the Carnival from the list has received over 14,000 signatures.
Giant figures depicting Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel (C) and other politicians are seen during the 87th carnival parade of Aalst February 15, 2015. The Aalst Carnival, which is inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, often shows informal groups (photo credit: YVES HERMAN / REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
