On sunday I went to Brussels to the black district called " Matonge" where a street party took place this weekend. In this district almost all people who live there are africans, coming mostly from the Congo or sometimes also from Senegal.
The congo was an ancient colony of Belgium and is independent since 1960. The Congo had been bought by the Belgian King Leopold II in 1908 and given as a gift to his country. That's why so many Congolese are living here for different reasons.
The street party takes place every year and of course is very colorful ! When I arrived I could smell the odor of exotic food and spices. There were so many stands each of them with another speciality !
A lot of african women were dressed in their home costumes, long very colorful dresses with a kind of high turban on their heads folded in a certain way from a piece of fabric. Drums and congolese songs made an enormous noise, especially the drums which went through your hole body.
People sold african jewlery, shirts, statues and masks in many stands. The streets were decorated with baloons, colored flags and everybody seemed to be in a very good mood. For the evening african danses were foreseen and other shows.
It was like going on holidays, I drove to Brussels and found myself suddenly in the middle of Africa ! Exept of the heat of course !
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1 comments:
A very entertaining weekend for you. I can feel the drums just from the pictures!
Do the people who come from Africa become Belgium citizens?
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