Today is Belgium's National Holiday

 

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My son pictured here next to an illustration of Tintin, the famous character by Hergé, and the inspiration for the later Indiana Jones character. Both my son and I grew up on Tintin, and we enjoyed reading many Tintin books together. This was taken from the Hergé Exhibit at the Musée de la Civilisation in Québec City back in 2017, which we both very much enjoyed.

Today is the national holiday of Belgium. 

This day marks the anniversary of when the Belgians forced the Dutch out of Belgium, and King Leopold I began his rule as the first modern monarch of Belgium.

It is called the Nationale feestdag van België in Dutck, la Fête nationale belge in French, and die Belgischer Nationalfeiertag in German, all three of the tiny nation's official languages.

Seemed like a good idea to recognize the occasion and pay homage.