{"id":"3012","t":"Poepedroeger","t_s":-1,"tags":["3301","3309"],"thumb":{"fid":"4728","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4728","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4728"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4359"],"loc":"3435","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>The <em>Poepedroegers <\/em>carry the giants, those ubiquitous figures in Belgian and northern French folklore, who represent real or fictitious characters. According to a tradition that dates from Medieval ceremonial practices, they are carried along and dance in the streets during carnivals and on certain feast-days.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Poepedroegers and the Companions of Saint Laurence","d_y":1995,"d_m":5,"d_d":20,"d_s":-1}