Procession of the Holy Blood

Procession of the Holy Blood
Heilig Bloedprocessie
Procession of the Holy Blood, 2014
StatusActive
GenreProcession
Date(s)Ascension Day
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Bruges, Belgium
Procession of the Holy Blood in Bruges
CountryBelgium
Reference00263
RegionEurope and North America
Inscription history
Inscription2009 (4th session)
ListRepresentative

The Procession of the Holy Blood (Dutch: Heilig Bloedprocessie, French: Procession du Saint-Sang) is a large religious Catholic procession, dating back to the Middle Ages, which takes place each Ascension Day in Bruges, Belgium. In 2009, it was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.