For those who don't know : The Manneken Pis, symbol of Brussels, is a little boy who pissed on the Spanish invaders and this statue was built in his honor. Now he is dressed as a soldier to piss on terrorists and for the Chinese New Year celebration he was dressed as a Chinese.
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OMW! I never knew the actual history of the Manneken Pis !
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ReplyDeleteCute dresses. :)
ReplyDeleteI missed seeing him during my visit there.
Happy WW!
I did not know that he had pissed on the Spanish. LOL
ReplyDeleteI have been there and seen him :-) My (now ex) husband is from Lanakan, Limburg Province. We visited him when were were engaged. Fond memories!
ReplyDeleteMy Aunt put up a "Christian Tree" to scare away the Muslims. Anyhow the Christmas tree has nothing to do with Christianity.
ReplyDeleteI don't think any Muslims seen her tree.
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That's quite a legacy! LOL
ReplyDeleteMOL..we have seen him when we were in Brussels, Gattina. I think he looks good as a soldier ;) Pawkisses :) <3
ReplyDeletenow that's an interesting story :)
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