{"id":636,"date":"2021-08-20T16:06:39","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/?page_id=636"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:12:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T10:12:09","slug":"les-geants-de-virton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/nl\/les-geants-de-virton\/","title":{"rendered":"Les g\u00e9ants de Virton"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"bt_bb_section6a3aec50521a0\" class=\"bt_bb_section bt_bb_layout_boxed_1200 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_top_spacing_extra_large bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\"  data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><div class=\"bt_bb_port\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell\"><div class=\"bt_bb_cell_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row\"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-12 col-xl-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; --column-width:12;\" data-width=\"12\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_left&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;left&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_medium bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><header class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_size_inherit bt_bb_align_left\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_size_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_left&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;left&quot;}}\"><h4 class=\"bt_bb_headline_tag\"><span class=\"bt_bb_headline_content\"><span>Les g\u00e9ants de Virton<\/span><\/span><\/h4><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_row\"  data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_row_holder\" ><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-6 col-xl-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; --column-width:6;\" data-width=\"6\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_left&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;left&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_image bt_bb_shape_square bt_bb_target_self bt_bb_align_inherit bt_bb_hover_style_simple bt_bb_content_display_always bt_bb_content_align_middle\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}}\"><span><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Mus\u00e9e gaumais\" data-full_image_src=\"https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Mus\u00e9e gaumais\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ilovevirton.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG_3665-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"bt_bb_column col-xxl-6 col-xl-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-6 col-lg-6 bt_bb_vertical_align_top bt_bb_align_left bt_bb_padding_normal\" style=\"; --column-width:6;\" data-width=\"6\" data-bt-override-class=\"{}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content\"><div class=\"bt_bb_column_content_inner\"><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_top_spacing_small\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><header class=\"bt_bb_headline bt_bb_dash_none bt_bb_subheadline bt_bb_size_inherit bt_bb_align_inherit\" data-bt-override-class=\"{&quot;bt_bb_size_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_size_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;},&quot;bt_bb_align_&quot;:{&quot;current_class&quot;:&quot;bt_bb_align_inherit&quot;,&quot;def&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;,&quot;xl&quot;:&quot;inherit&quot;}}\"><div class=\"bt_bb_headline_subheadline\">Les g\u00e9ants de Virton, \"El Djean et la Djeanne\", sont la repr\u00e9sentation populaire des h\u00e9ros gaumais les plus connus. En Gaume, on s'est longtemps racont\u00e9 de p\u00e8re en fils, le soir \u00e0 la veill\u00e9e, les histoires du Djean d'M\u00e2dy - Montm\u00e9dy en patois.<br \/><br \/>\nCe personnage a vraiment exist\u00e9: il est n\u00e9 en 1585 \u00e0 Velosnes, pr\u00e8s de Torgny.<br \/><br \/>\nLe personnage devint vite l\u00e9gendaire er, de g\u00e9n\u00e9ration en g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, on ajouta des \u00e9pisodes et des qualit\u00e9s au Djean. Ainsi, on le maria, on le fit cordonnier et violoneux, farceur et h\u00e2bleur, menant une vie de boh\u00e8me et aimant les f\u00eates des villages gaumais.<\/p><br \/>\n<p>A la fin des ann\u00e9es trente, le Syndicat d'initiative de Virton a voulu poss\u00e9der des g\u00e9ants capables d'animer les f\u00eates locales et r\u00e9gionales. Djean d'M\u00e2dy incarnait le mieux l'esprit frondeur et le folklore gaumais. L'inauguration solennelle eut lieu le 26 d\u00e9cembre 1938.<br \/><br \/>\nDepuis leur naissance, les g\u00e9ants sortent r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 travers le pays, \u00e0 l'\u00e9tranger et \u00e0 Virton, notamment le 26 d\u00e9cembre lors de la traditionnelle Foire aux Amoureux qui co\u00efncide avec le concours du Roi du P\u00e2t\u00e9 gaumais.<\/div><\/header><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><div class=\"bt_bb_separator bt_bb_border_style_none bt_bb_bottom_spacing_normal\" data-bt-override-class=\"null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- cell_inner --><\/div><!-- cell --><\/div><!-- port --><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-636","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - 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