Processional giants are costumed figures in European folklore, particularly present in Belgian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English folkloric processions...
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The processional giants and dragons (French: Géants et dragons processionnels) of Belgium and France are a set of folkloric manifestations involving processional...
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Giants Ruth Manning-Sanders Giantess Giants (esotericism) Gigantism Half-giant List of giants in mythology and folklore Megafauna Processional giant Processional...
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skeletons were literally attached to the puppeteers". Giant skeleton puppets have been produced by Processional Arts Workshop from 1998 for New York's Village...
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Paleo-Balkan mythology Processional giant Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France Proto-Indo-European mythology Typhon, giant serpent in Greek...
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Gayant (category Giants in popular culture)
Gayant is a processional giant that symbolizes the city of Douai. It is carried through the city for three days each year at the beginning of July as part...
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volatiles Giant star, a type of star Processional giant, costumed tall figures Eddie Carmel (1936–1972), Israeli-born entertainer known as "The Jewish Giant" and...
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prominent colla which manages over 3 pairs of processional giants, as well as a colla gegantera (processional giant group) from the Les Fonts district and the...
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(the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter). Together with the 'Processional Giants and Dragons' of Ath, Brussels, Dendermonde, Mechelen and Mons, it...
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(from 1970), and Ripal and Brunel·la del Mar, the newests giants (from 1982). Processional giant webinnovo. "Els quatre gegants reis de Badalona canviaran...
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Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as part of the bi-national inscription 'Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France'. The feast begins from the Saturday...
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year in July. The colourful parade includes floats, traditional processional giants, such as Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, and scores of folkloric...
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Hobby horse (section Salisbury Giant and Hob-Nob)
riding a horse. The Salisbury Giant, a 12 ft-tall (3.5m) figure sometimes said to represent Saint Christopher, is a processional figure unique in Britain....
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used pageants as a potent community-based performance form. The processional giants and dragons (French: Géants et dragons processionnels) of Belgium...
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June became annually recurrent. The Tarasque was designated one of "Processional Giants and Dragons in Belgium and France" listed in November 2005 as part...
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(the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter). Together with the 'Processional Giants and Dragons' of Ath, Brussels, Dendermonde, Mechelen and Mons, it...
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year in July. The colourful parade includes floats, traditional processional giants, such as Saint Michael and Saint Gudula, and scores of folkloric...
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Dinant, Namur and Dendermonde. Folk processions stage it among the processional giants, namely the Ducasse d'Ath and the Ommegang van Dendermonde. The widespread...
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Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday. Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France + 2008 00153 The processional giants and dragons of Belgium and France...
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convent Palace of Justice Like Ath, Nivelles boasts a collection of processional giants, one of which, Goliath, dates from 1365. The Goliath family (husband...
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fourth Sunday of August and is characterised by the presence of processional giants depicting the horse Bayard and several other characters from local...
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Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as part of the binational listing of 'Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France'. In 2017, the Meyboom was included...
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Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as part of the bi-national inscription "Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France". See: Ros Beiaard The Ros Beiaard...
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preparations. Ondel-ondel Processional giant – Costumed figures in European folklore Giant puppet – Type of large puppet "All dolled up as giant puppets". The Straits...
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Intangible Cultural Heritage. Retrieved 13 January 2024. "UNESCO - Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France". "UNESCO - Maloya". "UNESCO -...
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includes a parade of marching bands, entertainers on stilts, and Basque processional giants every afternoon. Semana Grande attracts a lot of domestic and international...
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that weekend an Ommegang featuring the Peird van Appels, a large processional giant depicting the magical horse Bayard, is celebrated. Peird van Appels...
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Zé Pereira dos Lacaios Processional giant parading Full name Bloco Zé Pereira do Clube dos Lacaios Foundation 1867; 158 years ago (1867) Location Ouro...
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Gala, an international volleyball tournament. The city hosts seven processional giants: Janneken, Mieke, Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet, and the three Magi:...
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Devil raising the pitchfork above participants heads and devil's processional giant head....
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