Stambruges

Stambruges is a section of the common Belgian of Belœil located in Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut.

It was a commune with whole share before the fusion of the communes of 1977.

Located at the south of Belœil and the east of Quevaucamps, it is a village picturesque at the stone-built houses of sand and animated many festivities during all the year of which ducasse it May.

It is known for its tree fetish of " Arcompuch" but also for its witches of which here the legend:
Witches and the day of Sabbat.

The day of the Sabbath at midnight, the witches, assembled on handles with brush, appointments are given to the Round with Witch there to dance of the rounds and to trade with the devil. It in the wood of Stambruges, with was crossed road of the Thicket and road of NaC (Large Avenue-Happart).

When one passed to the Round to Witch, it was quickly with thoughts of fright, more especially as with brown one saw there sometimes a capped man of a large greenish hat on broad board. It was the devil in person. They passed in the air by pushing cries. When the wind whistled, our ancestors said that one heard the music which the wizards and the witches made going to the Sabbath in the forest. They shouted with our terrified ancestors: Pledges, Pledges , and something had at once to be thrown to them.

Sources

A. Gosselin and J. Roland, Stambruges, a little of last the , the 1st volume, 1939

See too

Sea of sand

External bond

witches of Stambruges

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