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Jean le Bûcheron also called Jan den Houtkapper
or Johnny the Woocutter was created in 1914 by the Friends of
Fromulus. It used to come out to parade in town once a yearduring
Lent. It used to have blue eyes and blond hair and to hold a sword.
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In 1940, at the end of the second
world war, the top part of the giant was taken away the german
soldier who put it on a tank as a trophee. It was never found again.
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A new chest was built in 1948
and is still in use today. The actual Jean le Bucheron holds an axe
and is brown haired.
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Jean le Bûcheron weighs over 14 stones et
reaches 16 feet high. He comes out every year in Steenvoorde for the
International Summer Carnival that takes place every last week end
of April as well as on the first sunday of October.
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