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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9579935, member: 2844&quot;]I am a bit of a miraculous Madonna aficionada, a family affliction, and I have seen all of the ones you mentioned, from the Byzantine ivory Madonna in Ommel to the most beautiful of all Madonnas, the &#039;Sterre der Zee&#039;, Star of the Sea, in Maastricht.</p><p>I even walked with the heavy workhorses on my way to Scherpenheuvel (only the last part).</p><p>Having seen them all, the only one that has this shape is Kevelaer. The others don&#039;t have those wide robes, not even in full regalia.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I wasn&#039;t clear with what I said about public processions at the time. I meant the period these shields were made, 1782, not today.</p><p>When Catholics were allowed to practice in public again, those processions that had a pre-ban tradition were allowed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Btw, I used to live on the Tongelresestraat, so the procession to Handel would pass by my door each year.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I live a bit further away now, but can still see them pass in the distance, and hear the jingling of the horse brasses and bells.</p><p><br /></p><p>For everyone who enjoys horses with traditional brasses etc, here they are on their way to Handel. The wagons are virtually empty, they are only for those people who can&#039;t walk all the way:</p><p><br /></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]fl0DT-Bcj58[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>Will you let us know what they say?</p><p>I&#039;ll wait with my digging.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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