85,000 watch Ros Beiaard parade through the streets of Dendermonde | VRT NWS: news

It's "Ros Beiaard Ommegang" day in Dendermonde today. The Ros Beiaard (or Bayard Horse) only comes out once every 10 years for a special, folkloristic parade through the streets that attracts tens of thousands of people. The Ros Beiaard has been labelled as UNESCO World Heritage and boasts a tradition that goes back to 1461. Police report that about 85,000 spectators came to Dendermonde despite the cold, windy and rainy weather.