Formerly, the parties and the municipal administration held each year on Monday Gras, a cavalcade, with the assistance of local companies and many transvestites and masks.
In 1902, the administration wanted to expand the festivities that were attached to Easter Monday.
The company musical "The Concorde" decided to maintain the tradition and continue the output of Monday Gras. She built a mascot, a giant, named Dominique, who was received with much fanfare on his arrival at the station.
In subsequent years, other local companies joined the "Concorde" and the local festivities took hands in organizing this trip.

Since 1902, except for interruptions of two world wars, the family sort Dominica twice a year: on Monday, fat and Easter Monday. Household belongs to the local folklore.
In 1911, it was decided to build a new giant, Dominica, and is celebrated with pomp marriage household Dominica.
In 1913, from this union was born the child Dominicus.

Why is the first giant of Jemappes be named Dominique?
The "Dominique" meant in the late 19th century, the payroll of the month due to the fact that at that time the shields wore out "salvum dominating fac regem," and, before that, sit nomen domini benedictum ", from where this "sit nomen" to designate the money. This is a good evidence that giving the name of Dominica in its giant Jemappes intended to raise funds for the poor.
Dominique has always been a giant of the classical type carried by a single man and constructed very rudimentary wicker. At birth, note here that the oldest of the giants was made cardboard and only much later that it was built in wicker and, thanks to developments in the workshop basketwork the Institute of Blind from Ghlin and, shortly after the death of its founder, Leonard Simonon.

Welcome to Dominicienne
Early last clan Dominique was born on 27 February 2006 on the Place of Jericho. Her godmother, Rose Caudron and his godfather, Elio Di Rupo and the municipal authorities, local people and children dressed for the occasion of Carnival were all gathered to honor the event. The Giants of Obourg and Cayot Lessines attended the ceremony to congratulate the family, who witnessed both cavalcades and listen to the speeches of the Giant to his daughter Dominique, through a poem by Bernard Baumans. Dominicus had, indeed, need a little sister. Mr. Mayor, it has emphasized the importance of the arrival in the the town of Jemappes but also on the preparation of exceptional Centenary Cavalcade and supporting evidence that the city of Mons brings to this achieving .
Bearing a look at the top of its 2.3 m, Dominicienne, still invisible under a large sheet was unveiled to the public under tons of applause. More than 36 kilos of sweets were distributed to all young and old alike ...