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Local Customs: Freedom Tree
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  • Written by Mikebond on Aug 26, 2007
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    • Arras - Arbre de la Liberté
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    • Like many other French towns and cities, also Arras has its Arbre de la Liberté, a tree that was planted to commemorate the French revolution. This one dates of 1989 (the second centenary of the revolution).

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    Local Customs: Les Géants
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    • Arras - The Arras giants
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    • Like many towns in Northern France, als Arras has its giants. Their names are Colas and Jacqueline and they were born in 1891, even if they had belonged to the popular tradition since 1812, when their names appeared in a song composed for a celebration in Arras.
    These two wicker manikins are 6.25 metres high and wear the clothes of 18th- and 19th-century local peasants.
    They were destroyed during WWI, remade after the war and they died again in 1940. They won't be reborn before 1981. The present giants are only 4 metres high and they have got a son.

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    cold_dead_bunny Tue May 6, 2008 14:32 UTC
     waw what houses!! (well, its just Skype, its not visiting some dirty sites))))    		Raimix Sat Dec 8, 2007 10:42 UTC
     Very nice page, great photos! Also it is "my style" of city, woul be nice to see it someday :) Loved that architecture of houses and view of churches.
    b1bob Sun Oct 21, 2007 15:45 UTC
     I enjoyed seeing the unique Flemish architecture. Since my granddaddy used to make watches and clocks, I especially loved the clock tower.    		JLBG Sun Oct 7, 2007 09:34 UTC
     A very interesting page on the capital of the Artois district, often forgotten by visitors though it has great features to offer. It is good to have on VT such a page!
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