Giants at the European Festival in BC, Canada / Géants au Festival Européen, C.-B. Canada 
Gust dressed up for Halloween / Gust déguisé pour l’Halloween 
Gust as Baron Samedi / Gust en Baron samedi 
Traditional pageant giants in Brussels, Belgium / Géants folkloriques à Bruxelles, Belgique 
Traditional pageant giant in Brussels, Belgium / Géant folklorique à Bruxelles, Belgique 
Giants at a puppet camp, Gibsons BC / Géants à un camp de marionnettes, Gibsons C.-B. 
Children animating giants at puppet camp,Gibsons BC
In Belgium, many towns still have giant puppets, often several storeys high, that have paraded the streets every year for centuries. In the spirit of their cultural heritage, Kris Fleerackers and Carine De Kock created their own pair, Gust and Jeanneke, when they moved to Vancouver, Canada. They have performed at community events, including the Vancouver Olympics of 2010, the European Festival at Burnaby, BC and in a Vancouver neighbourhood “Haunted Alley” for Halloween.
Kris at the end of a day of performances with his giants at BC’s European Festival
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