Processional giant

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Processional giant
Processional giants (Catalan: Gegants) in the feast of La Mercè, in Barcelona
Material	Lightweight materials such as papier maché
Present location	Europe and Latin America

Processional giants^[a] are costumed figures in European folklore, particularly present in Belgian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and English folkloric processions. The main feature of these figures is typically their wooden, papier maché or -more recently- synthetic resin head, whilst bodies are covered in clothing matching the costume's theme.

Since 2008, Belgian and French processional giants have been recognised as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, as part of the binational listing of 'Processional giants and dragons in Belgium and France'.^[1]

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