Whether they promote skill, strength or beauty, traditional festivals embody a certain idea of France. But the urban exodus, the aging of the population or its lack of interest often prevent them from continuing. Formed by the elders, a new generation is taking over.
Le Figaro
met these guardians of traditions.
Three men in kilts advance towards the Stuart castle which bathes in the moist heat of a late afternoon in mid-July.
While the reflections of the sun doze off against the brick houses, only the breath of bagpipes disturbs the tranquility of Aubigny-sur-Nère (Cher), a medium-sized town not far from the rocky Sologne.
They come from a group massed in front of a mast where a Scottish flag slowly rises, a white cross of Saint Andrew on an azure background.
“
This is how the 2022 Franco-Scottish celebrations begin
,” says Laurence Renier, mayor of the town, before handing over the keys to the city to John McMillan, the representative…
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