The Processional Giants of Mons
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The Processional Giants of Mons
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In Belgian culture, the processional giants stand as towering emblems of identity, resilience, and communal memory. Belgium is home to more than 2,000 of these colossal figures, some of the highest concentrations in the world for such a small nation, with Flanders particularly rich in them. Many date back to the late Middle Ages, originally appearing in religious processions to educate and inspire before evolving into proud symbols of civic independence and local heritage. Inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity alongside their French counterparts, they dance through festivals like the Ducasse de Mons and the Ommegang, carried by dedicated bearers and celebrated by entire communities. They are not mere decorations but living vessels of history, blending myth, faith, and folk tradition into spectacles that bind past and present.
This is Episode 35: The Processional Giants of Mons
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducasse_de_Mons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ommegang_of_Brussels
https://historiek.net/silvius-brabo-druon-antigoon/80323/ (Druon Antigoon legend)
Additional heritage documentation from Wallonia-Brussels living heritage resources and historical accounts of the Lumeçon combat.