Every first Sunday after August 24th, a procession takes place in Geraardsbergen. August 24 is the feast day of Apostle Bartholomeüs. During this event, the relics of the apostle are carried around the city streets. This ‘fun’ walk is a unique spectacle with compelling music and it provides a lot of ambiance with folk songs, marches, waltzes and fairground songs. There is the legendary after party ‘Saint Saucisse’ at café ‘The Preacher’ during which the oldest bearer of the shrine of Saint-Bartholomeüs is carried on a wearer while he throws pieces of salami into the grabbing and drinking crowd. The peeled saugases refer to the torture death of the apostle, who was skinned alive. An unmissable spectacle.