City politicians in Ghent are pushing to revive the Ghent dialect through new cultural initiatives. Alderman Astrid De Bruycker and heritage alderman Frederik Sioen are backing projects that include school programs, theatre performances, and cultural events to preserve and promote the city’s historic accent. The initiatives aim to reconnect younger residents with the dialect, which has declined due to decades of standard Dutch education, media influence, and changing urban demographics.
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