Samson Parades
Quirky annual parades of a Samson figure in 10 different villages in the Lungau, Salzburg (state) and two villages in the north-west Steiermark (Austria). For more information see Wikipedia in German de:Samsonfigur or French fr:Samson (géant processionnel).
Samson is one of the giant figures at the "Ducasse" festivities, which takes place at Ath, Belgium.
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