The Gentse Feesten is a music and theatre festival in the city of Ghent, Belgium. The first Gentse Feesten was held in 1843. The festival starts on the Saturday before July 21 (Belgium's national holiday) and lasts ten days. About 2 million visitors attend the festival every year, making it one of the biggest cultural and popular festivals in Europe.
involuntary contractions of muscles, mainly of the skin, in response to the chilling effect of low temperatures. Shivering may also occur at the onset of a fever when the body's heat balance is disturbed.
- As muscular tissue contracts, it produces heat, a process known as thermogenesis-Much of the heat generated by muscle is used to maintain normal body temperature. - Involuntary contractions of skeletal muscle, known as shivering, can increase the rate of heat production.unction-Storing and moving substances within the body. - storage: accomplished by sustained contractions of ringlike bands of smooth muscle called sphincters, which prevent outflow of the contents of a hollow organ.