Mie Katoen (Mie Coton)
Mie Katoen was a saleswoman of fabrics (buying and selling rags), hence her name.
Jan Soldaat fell in love with Mie. He left his bachelor life behind and married her.
It can be said of Mie Katoen that her anthem song is more famous than the giant herself. A lot of Flemish soldiers, stationed in Beverlo Camp, knew her song. The march song par excellence was: “Mie Katoen, come tomorrow noon, we will have a beer, Mie Katoen comes tomorrow noon, we will do a dance.”
The first giants, made of bamboo, were 11 meters high and very heavy.
Technical data
Height: 3,80 meter
Weight: 90 kg
Materials: metal and fabric
Transport: wheels – crawler
Year of birth: 1935
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