[araes]

Since you're from the "local" area (Belgium), do you happen to know why the numbers have declined over the years? From this article [1] it seemed like it was hugely popular pre-WWII (3,750) with that article quoting 500 in the modern era.

Less acceptable currently, other alternatives? Still seems famous and popular, just not quite as much as it used to be.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geel#A_model_of_psychiatric_ca...

[ajb]

Another possiblity is the reduced number of housewives; who would largely have been the ones supporting this effort