A famous Belgian carnival was removed from the U.N.'s cultural heritage list on Friday following complaints that its most recent edition contained blatant displays of anti-Semitism.
The Aalst carnival was taken off UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list during a meeting in Colombia's capital city, becoming the first cultural tradition stricken from the U.N.'s global inventory of cultural practices.
The festivity was criticized by anti-discrimination groups after this year's edition included a float depicting Jews with side curls and oversized noses atop piles of money. A document filed by UNESCO's secretariat said the event goes against the organization's principles, including a clause stating that cultural expressions included in the list should foster respect among communities.