the carnival of the Gais Lurons resumes service, after two years at a standstill

Here we go again, for the carnival of the Gais Lurons, in Vitré! 61st edition of the name, after two years canceled by the health crisis. The 12 floats must parade from 2:30 p.m. this Sunday on the streets of the city. Between 15 and 16,000 people are expected, according to organizers’ estimates.

An event that has been preparing for months, for volunteers. “We are all impatient. All the teams are in a hurry to present the fruit of their work”rejoices in advance Jean-Luc Orière, the president of the carnival. “It represents a lot of investment, we had to re-motivate all the teams. I do not hide that for some, it was difficult to re-mobilize because after many months spent at home, without being able to move freely. , it’s not easy to resume normal activity. We succeeded. Over the weeks, everyone came back and found their jobs and all the teams are now complete to work. It’s very important because The Gais Lurons carnival in Vitré is the most important event for the city. It is really the image of Vitré that we convey.”

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