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00:00:03 - Introduction

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00:01:02 - Walloon

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00:05:39 - Kermis - Kermis are celebrated on eight or nine consecutive Sundays, beginning with the last Sunday in August. They start with Lincoln (Grand Lez), Brussels, Rosiere, Champion, etc. There were two kermises held on some Sundays. A discussion follows of the name of the village of Namur, which in the past has been called Fairland, Union, Delwiche. Tents were set up at the Kermis for refreshments and games such as knocking over the milk bottles with a baseball.

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00:09:48 - Walloon

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00:12:31 - Games at the kermis - In their parents' time, there were othere games at the kermises. They buried a goose in the sand and people tried to decapitate it. Little boys were sent out to capture a greased pig. Whoever captured the pig could take it home. There was also a bridle race which was some type of horse race. Drinking and carousing also took place, which sometimes led to fights.

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00:14:45 - Walloon

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00:20:43 - Nicknames - Nicknames were very common among the Belgians. Their father called the church in Brussels by the name of the man who donated the land to the church. The LeGrave children were called by their grandfather's first name. Most families had nicknames dealing with some incident. For example, if a family worked as wagon builders they often went by the Walloon word for wagon.

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00:26:14 - Walloon

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