Cat festival held in Belgian town

..."This led to the townspeople throwing cats out of the tower of the Cloth hall to get rid of the cats, in a tradition dating to the beginning of the 15th century. Cat-throwing then became linked to the prosperity of the town itself..."

This article about the Belgian town and the Cat festival hosted there and based on cultural, historic, traditional, social and economic reasons, dawned upon me as a huge truth, an apocalypse!
It explicitly answered to so many of my mind's unbearably intolerable questions :

1. Am I a Cockroach? ( Kafka-like, you know, 'Die Verwandlung' , humongous monstrous insect-like creature ? )

2. If not, do I look like one , though?

Or else ,why are they trying to squeeze me in the European South's corner with the sword-y nose of their shoe? And 'these powers that be', (they think they {be} but actually they are already {were}, in the already chosen -not by them- and manifesting parallel, healthy actuality), do they consciously follow the mandates planted in them by their hierarchy's decisions or do they simply, in a naughty-child-like way , enjoy the magnificent , juicy, crispy, disgusting, creepy sound of the cockroach crashing-squeezing?
Must we of the South and eventually the whole Globe's citizens, get accustomed to this 'insect squeezing' , as a matter- of- factly , without protest?
And so many more infinitely complicated and philosophical questions were raised in my mind ...till ...till...till this precious article revealed the sheer truth. And what a spring-breath's relief that was !!!
No! Of course not! Obviously not! I am not a Cockroach! Not at all! And the revelation is.......:

I AM A CAT! They are throwing me down out of the Europe's Tower because I am linked to the Europe's prosperity!When I am thrown down and dead they will become healthy,handsome, lean, slender , young, bold and beautiful and above all prosperous ! Oh!!! But So Very, Very,
prosperous!!! So prosperous and happy indeed! m.l.p.

By IANS

Monday, 11 May 2015 09:45 AM

Brussels: The 44th edition of 'Festival of the Cats' was held in the Belgian town of Ypres and was attended by over 50,000 people from around the world.

The festival, also known as 'Kattenstoet', is held every three years on the second Sunday of May, Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Ypres prospered in the Middle Ages owing to the cloth industry, however, wool sheets stored in the town's Cloth Hall attracted thousands of mice.
Cats were brought-in to check the problem, but the town was soon overwhelmed by cats, which led the people getting rid of the feline animals by throwing them out of Cloth Hall tower.
During the festival, locals of the town dress like cats, the shops sell a variety of cat toys and memorabilia.
According to sources, the festival has helped strengthen the local tourist economy around Ypres town.

Theme

Ypres, the historic and famous '14-'18 city is also the triennial meeting place of bubbling cat folklore. The 43th edition was again an impressive spectacle.
The innovation of the Cat Parade will continue in the next editions. The cats festival guarantees a spectacle with various new floats, giants, bands, theatre and dance groups. There will also be evocation of the cat throughout history, the cat in language and legend, the cat around the world and Ypres as a historic city. Surprising background activities makes the event even more enthralling.
The 44th Cat Parade! A great rendez-vous not to be missed! 10 MAI 2015

Belgian town holds cats festival

Monday, 11 May 2015, 16:16 WIB

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REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BRUSSELS -- The historical Belgian town of Ypres has witnessed the 44th edition of the procession of cats through its streets on Sunday, attracting more than 50,000 cat lovers from all over the world, according to a reporter of Xinhua on the spot.

During the festival day, the Ypres city seems to be an ocean of cats. Advertisings about the cats festival are seen everywhere in the streets of the town, the locals dress like cats, the shops sell a variety of cat toys and memorabilia, and of course the most striking thing is the grand "cat procession".

The procession, held every three years on the second Sunday in May, is part of a two-day event celebrating the town's tradition of cloth making.

Ypres prospered in the Middle Ages owing to the cloth industry, however wool sheets, stored in the town's Cloth Hall attracted the attention of mice. Cats were brought-in to eradicate the problem, but the town was soon overwhelmed by cats.

This led to the townspeople throwing cats out of the tower of the Cloth hall to get rid of the cats, in a tradition dating to the beginning of the 15th century. Cat-throwing then became linked to the prosperity of the town itself.

The act of throwing live cats was abandoned in 1817, to be replaced by toys or models. The tradition survives in the current cat procession festival

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