civilians, assigned to Army Garrison Benelux, Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR), participate on festivity during the carnival, in Chièvres City, Belgium, Feb 14, 2018. This annual golf-like, medieval sport of “crossage”, takes place the day after MardiGras. Players drive an oak ball, called a “chôlette” (pronounced: show-let), with a wooden club, or “rabot” (pronounced: rah-bo), into metal kegs targets set up around town. Whenever a player is ready to swing, he yells: “Chôlette.” ( Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre)

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