Abraham celebration

It was September! The Men of the Year have many celebrations, and they start in early September to celebrate the men who have seen Abraham.  

We went together with some men of 72 but since they are no longer an active year...we chose to skip the first speeches and ceremony and observe from a nearby terrace with a glass of beer. 

A bit later, we joined in when the Year of 75 handed the active flag to the new group of Men of 85.  Those youngerster dressed the statue of Kamerood Zestig in their T-shirt, as tradition requires. 

With some more parade and marching bands, we went to the other side of the park where there were more speeches by the 50-year old Men of 75.  And then it was time to enjoy the reception in the sun. 

The men of 75 share their anniversary/birthday with the famous statue in Leuven of Fonske.  For that occation they've had a LEGO mini-fig created of Fonske and that was for sale for a good cause. Totally awesome. of course we had to make sure we bought this uniqe LEGO mini-fig.