Le leggi sul benessere degli animali fermano la tradizione di bere pesce vivo
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/animal-welfare-laws-stop-tradition-of-drinking-live-fish-sjx96tswm?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Reddit#Echobox=1740417275
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They have been drinking live fish from goblets of wine in the Belgian town of Geraardsbergen for more than 600 years. But a ban on animal welfare grounds drew protests over the weekend from traditionalists who wish to defend the custom.
The Flemish town’s Krakelingen carnival celebrations were first recorded in 1413 and revolve around the throwing of ring-shaped bread crackers, or “Mastellenworp”, by town worthies dressed as druids on the Oudenberg hill.
Before the throwing of the breads, after a costumed procession from the town, the local church priest, the mayor and aldermen drink a sip of wine with a live fish from a 400-year-old silver cup
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I for one applaud the fact that we don’t harm other animals under the guise of tradition. Let it evolve, it is not that it has some magic healing powers.
no they are not, they found a way to prevent this year’s by filing a lawsuit just before the event.
Next year the fish drinking will be there again.