tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503766487553734392.post7761851616490644841..comments2014-06-05T10:24:33.427+02:00Comments on Jamie goes to Belgium!: 146!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6503766487553734392.post-46927838919854538982011-01-11T07:25:07.004+01:002011-01-11T07:25:07.004+01:00Lost Monday is a Flemish tradition held on the Mon...Lost Monday is a Flemish tradition held on the Monday following Three Wise Men Day (6th of January). This tradition is especially prevalent in the province of Antwerp and has remained in Doornik.<br />In Flanders (especially Antwerp) It is tradition to eat sauceage bread and apple balls on this day. Previously the workers in the harbour from Antwerp received their pay cheques on Sundays. Some of this men then went to a bar, and the money which remained was given to their wives. But on Three Wise Men Day, everybody celebrated their entire pay cheques away with no remaining money the following Monday. Therefore, to ensure they didn't have an empty belly, the men foraged around the bars and butchers to ensure they had something to eat. The butchers then made sauceage bread which were quite cheap, yummy and filling and gave these to the workers. These days were always a day run at a loss for the butchers and was a day of lost work hence a Lost Monday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com