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Date and time
The Procession of the Holy Blood takes place on Ascension Day every year. In 2022 this will be on Thursday 26th May and in 2023 this will be Thursday 18th May.
The procession will start in the Dijver at 2.30 pm. The passage of the procession will take about an hour and a half at any point along the route. Depending on the route location, the procession could pass by a little earlier or later. The procession will end at 5.30 pm.
Communication image: Hosanna group
To follow Jesus means: to continue loving God in all circumstances of life, even with the risk of death. The same Jesus who is now welcomed with jubilation, will be put to death a few days later. This scene shows the two-facedness of man. ‘Hosanna’ is an angelic song.
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Tickets
You can take place anywhere you like along the route. You do not need to buy a ticket and can simply choose your own preferred place. Watching the procession pass by is free.
Would you like to watch the procession pass by from a bench or the stands? Then you will need to purchase a ticket.
You can order your tickets online. You also can reach Tourist Info t Zand (Concertgebouw, open from Monday-Saturday: 10.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m. & 2.00-5.00 p.m., Sunday and public holidays: 10.00 a.m.-2.00 p.m.), Tourist Info Markt (Historium, open form Monday-Sunday: 10.00 a.m.-5.00 p.m.) or call +32(0)78 15 20 20 (Monday-Friday: 2.00-5.00 p.m.).
| Reserved/numbered seats | |
| Stands Benches |
€ 12,00 p/p € 4,00 p/p |
| Groups (> 20 people and visitors with a disability) | |
| Stands Benches |
€ 10,75 p/p € 3,50 p/p |
| The tickets are delivered by e-mail as an e-ticket. You can print them and take them on paper, or show them digitally on your smartphone. Do you want to receive the tickets at home? Then you pay shipping costs. | |
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