Giants

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Giants are large figures that represent the folk tradition of a particular city or community. They are made to dance in the streets on holidays and in processions with celebrations.

[edit] Austria

[edit] Lungau

[edit] Historical Pictures

[edit] Mariapfarr

[edit] Mauterndorf





	about 1980	former figure - Lungauer Landschaftsmuseum, Mauterndorf

[edit] Ancient Mauterndorf Samson in Salzburg Museum

[edit] Muhr

[edit] Ramingstein

Prangtag in Kendelbruck 2008 Teil 1	Prangtag in Kendelbruck 2008 Teil 2	Silbermarkt auf der Burg Finstergrün 2007

[edit] Sankt Andrä

[edit] Sankt Margarethen im Lungau

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[edit] Sankt Michael im Lungau

about 1980

[edit] Tamsweg

[edit] Unternberg

[edit] Wölting

[edit] Steiermark

[edit] Murau

Samson (Murau)

[edit] Krakaudorf

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Stadsreus

Belgium is the home-country of the giants. In Flanders there are more than 1700 giants. The largest, Jan Turpijn, lives in Nieuwpoort and is 10 meters tall and has a weight of 700 kg.

Saint Nicolas			Gerardus Mercator

preparation

[edit] Ducasse in Ath

Main article: Ducasse of Ath (Belgium)

[edit] France

Main article: Les Géants du Nord de la France

M.et Mme Gayant (Douai)	Binbin (Douai)	Reuze papa (Cassel)	Reuze Papa et Reuze Maman (Cassel)
Raoul (Lille)	La Belle Hélène (Steenvoorde)	La Belle Hélène (Steenvoorde)	Valentin le jardinier (Saulzoir)
Florimond-Long-Minton (Doullens)	Roland d'Hazebrouck (Hazebrouck)	Tisje Tasje (Hazebrouck)	Toria(Hazebrouck)
Babe Tisje et Zoon Tisje (Hazebrouck)	Zabelle et Batisse (Boulogne-sur-Mer)