Show bruges plans for fete 5 to rival passion pla play y j BRUGES BELGIUM A medle medie val pageant commemorating a ta fa religious relic several drops of blood of christ will be held in this alls old flemish town the pageant in which 2000 performers will take part will be staged in the cathedral square and i is planned to rival the passion plan of oberammergau the facade of the cathedral with its foot belfry I 1 will be used as a backdrop the chorus and orchestra a thousand strong will be directed by the composer arthur theban trumpets sounded from the top of the belfry will herald the opening of the pageant as the facade is flooded with light licht and angels in cloth of gold abear appear at the windows balconies and em bra the first scene ends with joseph of arimathea collecting the sacred blood in a vessel the second scene one of medieval splendor will show thierry dalsace bringing the relic to bruges on his return from the second crusade in 1150 the third and final scene will recall the profound veneration of the people of bruges for the relic which is preserved in a gold and silver vessel encrusted with precious stones this finale will represent on a magnificent ent scale the procession in medieval costumes that every year commemorates the bringing of the relic to bruges |