Meet my second edition of Manneken Pis, the much-loved peeing boy statue in Brussels. I first visited Brussels in February, where I met Manneken Pis for the first time (see my post here). I saw the fountain statue in various outfits during that time and saw the museum dedicated to his outfits and additional information in the city's museum.
On my end-of-April visit, I was happy to see Manneken Pis dressed in new outfits. The first day, I got a real treat. Manneken Pis was wearing a uniform dedicated to "Order of the Brussels Mustache", and this group elects the person with the best mustache in the city. A little event was taking place in front of the statue with music, and many men were at the statue in very bushy mustaches.
The following day, Manneken Pis honors Portugal. This event included a similar large party with a parade of people dressed in traditional Portuguese outfits making their way to the statue with music and procession. It was very colourful.
On April 29, "World Wish Day" was the theme and "Make-A-Wish" supports children with illness having their wishes fulfilled.
On the final day of my second visit to Brussels, Manneken Pis was not clothed until early evening for a short time. This time, a large event was taking place to celebrate Suomi-Klubi for Finnish people living in Belgium. Another large group celebrated and had speeches before placing the hat onto the head of Manneken Pis.
Additional posts featuring Manneken Pis on this blog can be seen here and here.
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