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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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It was built in Spain by the craftsman Ramon
aumedes form Granollers.
Its face was crafted in the likeness of a Spanish
child. Yet, being form the North, it has blond hair and blue eyes !
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| Jean le Bûcheron
weighs over 14 stones et reaches 16 feet high. It 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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Jacobus has a team of 15 youngsters around him, 12
of them can carry it and make it dance and three children of 4
preceed it.
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