{"id":"3448","t":"Limotche trainer ","t_s":-1,"tags":["3309"],"thumb":{"fid":"4342","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_4342","circle_mini":"circle_mini_4342"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["4167"],"loc":"3335","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>An imaginary horned creature, the <em>limotche<\/em> is part of the local folklore of the Basse-Sambre, a geophysical region situated between the cities of Charleroi and Namur in the Walloon Region. According to the legend, a farmhand, seeking revenge for having been dismissed, disguised himself as an extraordinary looking cow one night and destroyed all the hay bales. He was unmasked and condemned by the villagers to be pursued by the angry farmers every year. The trainer\u2019s job is to restrain this fictitious creature with a rope.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Limotche Societies of Aisemont, Bambois, Hauvent, Le Roux, Presles and Vitrival","d_y":2008,"d_m":10,"d_d":25,"d_s":-1}