Flags at the corner of Maastrichter Smedenstraat and Kleine Stokstraat during the 2018 <i>Heiligdomsvaart</i> ("Relics Pilgrimage") in Maastricht, Netherlands. The image on the blue flags is that of the reliquary bust of Saint Servatius, the city's patron saint. The white flags (a slightly older version) carry an image of the pilgrim's staff of Saint Servatius,
The history of this seven-yearly catholic pilgrimage goes back to the Middle Ages. The first 'modern' edition took place in 1874. The 2018 Heiligdomsvaart was the 55th modern edition.
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