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What are the special festivals in France?

France is a country full of romance and art. Its capital, Paris, is also known as the “Romantic Capital”. Under the influence of such an environment, all corners of France, whether it is food, cultural atmosphere, or even Even traditional festivals reveal such romance.

St. Louis Day

Location: Sète

Since its establishment in 1666, the city of Sète has been one of the oldest commercial ports in France with the best natural conditions. The Saint-Louis Festival, which has become an annual festival since the establishment of the port, has also added luster to the city and has gradually become a symbol of the city.

Every year in mid-August, the St. Louis Festival kicks off, and the long canal is crowded with people and the atmosphere is warm. The whole festival takes water activities as the hot spots and highlights, among which the water competition is the core of the festival, and the intense water sports attract countless tourists to stop.

Sipping beer by the water and blowing in the wind, you can jump into the water to experience the coolness of the summer and end with gorgeous fireworks.

Huangxiang Plum Festival

Location: Metz Metz

Yellow fragrant plum is one of the most famous specialties in Lorraine, France. During the fifteen days of the festival, speciality dinners, concerts, evening parties, and a large-scale parade introducing Huangxiangli showcased the charm of Huangxiangli and its products in all aspects, while specialties such as Lorraine specialties pastry chefs , chocolatiers and beekeepers will all appear in the parade.

The election of Empress Huang Xiangli was the climax of the festival, and the subsequent hot air balloon collection turned Metz into a fairy tale world full of fantasy.

Marina Festival

Location: Vannes Vannes

Every year around August 15th, the seaside festival with the most Breton folklore is grandly held. In this festival, Bretons wear traditional folk costumes (lace, lace, bandages, and cute The cute high hat) attended the costumes and fully displayed their folk customs in the three-day exhibition activities, music competitions, traditional song and dance gatherings, and parades in traditional costumes.

The Riviera Festival was first created in 1928. In 1965, the Festival Committee passed a resolution to increase the election of the Riviera Queen of Vannes and surrounding towns. Today, girls aged 16-25 from more than 80 cities and towns come to the pageant every year, and they have to wear traditional clothes to answer all kinds of knowledge about traditional Breton culture put forward by the judges.

Finally, this beautiful and colorful festival ended with gorgeous fireworks.

Chili Festival

Location: Espelette

The small town of Esperet in the Aquitaine region is a breeding base for the local specialty red pepper, but it was unknown until the opening of the first pepper festival in 1968. Since then, the small town has welcomed more than 20,000 tourists every year, and tourists from all over France come here just to watch and taste this rare chili feast. In the last week of October, the small town has become a paradise of red seas and peppers.

Lyon Festival of Lights

Location: Lyon Lyon

This festival in Japan is a religious festival to commemorate the completion of the statue of the Virgin Mary. Later, through the continuous innovation of the world’s most creative lighting artists, it has become a model of urban lighting display in the world that uses lighting art to the extreme.

The theme of each year is different, the night is approaching, the ancient buildings and city walls are covered with laser lights, and they suddenly glow with fantastic colors different from those in the daytime, which is addictive.

Provins Medieval Festival

Location: Provin

The Medieval Festival has been held in the small town of Provins since 1984 and is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Medieval Festival is one of the most important and oldest festivals in Europe. People wear medieval costumes and set up camps in the valleys. Musicians, street performers and jugglers from all over Europe gather to showcase their talents and reproduce medieval people. daily life. Being here, tourists seem to travel back in time and return to that legendary era.

France, a romantic country, has a profound cultural heritage. Various festivals, big and small, are also a reflection of the French national religious beliefs, national culture and historical influence.