IN PICTURES – The rehearsals of the Folies Béarnaises in Pontacq before the Champs-Elysées

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It is an unprecedented event. 2022 ewes, around twenty teams of Béarnaise cows, donkeys, shepherds and artists marching through Paris, this is the somewhat crazy project of the Folies Béarnaises, a transhumance on the Champs-Elysées.

The participants in the parade had an appointment on the church square, in Pontacq, for the general rehearsal. © Radio France
– Alia Doukali

On the occasion of the closing of the Agricultural Show, Sunday March 6, 2022, the Béarn Basque Country Attractiveness and Tourism Development Agency (AaDT) is organizing a parade. The parade will take place between the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Elysées roundabout. Objective : promote Béarn and its traditions.

A large-scale event that requires important preparations. The organizers have been preparing for almost two years. A week before the big day, nearly 350 dancers and musicians gathered in the center of Pontacq (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), to a final dress rehearsal.

Two of the participants in the parade, dressed in their traditional Bearn costume for the occasion.
Two of the participants in the parade, dressed in their traditional Bearn costume for the occasion. © Radio France
– Alia Doukali
The members of the Loceu de Pau group have trained in traditional Béarn dances and music.
The members of the Loceu de Pau group have trained in traditional Béarn dances and music. © Radio France
– Alia Doukali
"It's a pleasure to share our Béarnaise culture and show it to Parisians who are probably not used to it."confides Luc, 19 years old.
“It’s a pleasure to share our Béarnaise culture and to show it to Parisians who are certainly not used to it”, confides Luc, 19 years old. © Radio France
– Alia Doukali


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