Tchantes
Tchantes
This is the name of the most popular folklore puppet of the Outremeuse part of Liège. Legend has it that Tchantches appeared from between two stones in the ground a long time ago (in the year 760 !). As a baby he already preferred the local gin (pekèt) over the milk his mother would give him. He stars in the puppet theaters which still give performances in Liège. This good-natured, stubborn, sometimes rebellious person symbolizes the character of the Liègeois.