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© OPT / Alex KouprianoffThe celebrations of Laetare start on Friday with the traditional carnival of the children: le carnaval de Baume. As from 1.30 pm hundreds of children will flaunt in the quartier de Baume, to meet afterwards in the local school where a big rondeau will conclude the afternoon.Sunday: rondeau at 12.30 pm and fireworks at 9 pm at the Place Communale.Monday: departure of the procession in the streets De Brouckère-Albert 1er as from 6 pm, followed by the final rondeau at the Place Mansart.Tuesday: the burning of the humps all over town as from 9.45 pm. and every Gilles society has its own favourite site to burn their humps, the most noteworthy being: Les Boute-en-Train: Place Mansart, Les Gilles de Bouvy: place Mansart, Les Maugretout: Place Maugretout. ]]>http://www.belgientourismus.de/informations/events_la_louviere__carnival_of_laetare/en/E/19443.html