In the south of the province of Namur, not far from the French border, lies Beauraing: a Walloon town that became famous far beyond its borders through its pilgrimage tradition. This porcelain thimble with the flag of Beauraing brings this special place to life in miniature.
A town with a spiritual aura
Beauraing made world news in the thirties when thousands of pilgrims traveled to the town after reports of apparitions near a local school. Since then it has remained a fixed destination for pilgrims from all over Europe. Alongside that spiritual side, the surroundings offer the quiet landscape of the Famenne: meadows, woods and villages where life still moves with the seasons.
What a flag means
A municipal flag carries the colors and symbols by which a community identifies itself. For residents and visitors of Beauraing it represents both home and the special role the town plays for pilgrims. Worked onto a thimble, that symbol becomes something personal, small enough to take along, meaningful enough to keep.
Collecting along Walloon flags
The flags of Belgian municipalities belong to the favorite collecting themes within the thimble hobby. Each flag completes the mosaic of Wallonia a bit more. With Beauraing comes a link with its own story, sitting nicely beside other places from the province of Namur.
A meaningful gift
A thoughtful gift for anyone from Beauraing, with loved ones there or who knows the pilgrimage site. As a memento of a pilgrimage too, such a little flag always does well.
In short: Beauraing on a small scale, proud and meaningful, captured in porcelain.
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