p to the sound of philharmonic bandas and carnival marches that enliven the lower city. On Saturday night, it is the turn of the great allegorical procession to take to the streets. After traveling a route through the city, the procession gathers in the Municipio Square where a ball is held. M ...
me to the Ar Zonj chapel dedicated to Saint-Ronan and a granite rock called the Chair of Saint-Ronan. Both sites are stages of the Grande Troménie, the procession held in the commune every six years. At the foot of this modest mountain, dunes extend to the Atlantic Ocean and one can see the chap ...
careful! You will also need to look down and watch where you step because where there are horses, there is manure! A festive buzz in the streets When the procession of the gardians started, I did not follow it. Indeed, I hoped to take a stroll through the market, then find and reserve a restaurant n ...
t, and Saint Lucia celebrates the return of light. In Scandinavia, during the celebrations, a young girl embodies Lucia: she walks at the head of a procession of women all dressed in white with a red cloth sash and wears a crown of candles on her head, while the others have a candle in their hand ...
who became the patron saint of gypsies. Next to it, you can admire her statue, dressed in multicoloured robes and jewels, which is taken out during the processions. See this post on Instagram My favorite saints under and way above ground. #saintesara #viergenoire #manofmydream ...
Carnival of Oruro includes several thematic parades that feature a wide variety of myths and legends. The highlight of the festivities is a grand procession where more than 28,000 dancers and 10,000 musicians march in groups of 50 dancers for nearly 20 hours along a 4 km route. These groups p ...
raditional costume and leave their homes with a broom (or ramon) in hand for an early morning aubade followed by a visit to the City Hall. But the procession during which the Gilles wear their famous feathered hat does not begin until 3:00 pm. It is during this procession that they distribute ora ...
of Provence, the Pastrage is part of the soul of Christmas, and Les Baux-de-Provence is no exception! During the Christmas mass, the shepherds walk in procession to the church, accompanied by drummers and villagers in traditional costume to celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. The Bayle, who i ...
try into the city: the modest straw and rag puppet, until then an immobile spectator on the Place de la Préfecture, took part for the first time in the procession, sitting on the 'royal chariot' identical to those of today. Flower Battles It was in 1876, on the famous Promenade des Anglais, that th ...
, the aldermen of Lyon and the provost of the merchants then vowed to pay homage to the Virgin every year, if the plague stopped. Since then, a solemn procession goes every year to the Basilica of Our Lady of Fourvière from the Cathedral of St. John, on September 8, the day the city was consecrate ...
formances and, of course, the great classics of the festival: the traditional medieval ball on the Place du Châtel, a great medieval concert and the Sunday procession with 700 people dressed in medieval costumes. Practical information The 37th Médiévales de Provins will take place on June 25 ...
day or Sunday of December, often mounted on a donkey and followed by the bogeyman. In Lorraine, the Bishop of Myre is also celebrated with a grand procession in the Basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port. ...
r of shoes next to the window to receive gifts, a bucket of water for the camels and food for the Three Wise Men. The big cities also organize the procession of the Three Kings: these three characters parade through the streets on richly decorated floats and offer sweets. The tradition is to o ...
ractions, with tents and rides as far as the eye can see! Folk groups and orchestras in traditional Bavarian costumes parade during the traditional procession that takes place on the first Sunday of the festival. The party in numbers. The Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival that starts in Septem ...
ng, and forging. You can also witness medieval combat and fencing tournaments in the moat. Music, Performances, and Entertainment: Outdoors: Musical processions, concerts, street theater, juggling, fire breathers, dance... Indoors: The Gallery of Antiques hosts performances, including the Pierre B ...
und a hundred producers from French and international terroirs. => The Grand Parade, which will take place on October 14th from 11:45 am to 1:30 pm. The procession, composed of over a hundred brotherhoods from France and beyond, will start from the Vineyards of Clos Montmartre and make its way to t ...
s rays, concentrated with a parabolic mirror. The sacred flame is placed in a ceramic urn and transported to the ancient stadium of Olympia during a procession that passes before a wild olive tree. The high priestess lights the torch and hands it to the very first torchbearer. The first torchbeare ...
A Christmas Full of Surprises For the Christmas holidays in Grasse, the city has prepared a program full of sweetness and surprises for its visitors. During this time of sharing and indulgence, the perfume capital will have the scents of Gingerbread and roasted chestnuts wafting through its street ...
estival takes place every year on the last Sunday of August. It includes a grand parade of floats decorated with wheat, followed by folk dances and a procession of antique agricultural machinery. Visitors can also see demonstrations of traditional threshing, carousel rides on wooden horses, and stre ...
e Nice Carnival 2024 on the theme of pop culture, the YouTuber Cyprien has been commissioned by the City of Nice to design one of the 17 floats in the procession. It must be said that the YouTube star with 14 million subscribers is also a fan of manga and Franco-Belgian comics! 3- The Carnival Villa ...
