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Home / 2000's / 20080628 Feu de Saint-Jean 11

An annual festival, now extinct in England but still popular in France. Named for the Nativity of John the Baptist, it is taken from a pre-Christian pagan festival of mid-Summer and indeed, that is pretty much what it is today.

St. John's Fire
Bonfires in France tend to be well stocked with fireworks. Much more interesting than a boring Guy!
Sunset
The Fête du Feu de Saint-Jean starts in the early evening and continues until well into the night with music and dancing.
Dance-time
Everyone, but everyone, dances the night away.
Let the dancing commence
Dancing the night away.
Eating on the Green
The annual Feu de Saint-Jean (St. John's Fire) is based on an old pagan celebration of Mid-Summer. Pretty much extinct in the UK, it's still extremely popular here in France - where fireworks are added to the fire! - Fortunately, the mediaeval custom of adding a cage of live cats has been discontinued.
Bonfire with fireworks
The fire's finale - when fireworks finally light off.
Dying down
For as long as the fire burns, the celebrations continue.
Dancing around the fire
Dancing around the fire (before the fireworks take off)
Evening al fresco meal
The evening starts with a sit-down meal (hey, this IS France - all food is eaten sitting down) - this year, it was ventreche (belly pork), andouilette (offal sausage), merguez (spicy sausage) or rich country sausage, all served with fries, cheese and bread.
Catering
Serving the food in Saint-Priest-les-Fougères.
Pre-evening preparation
The fire, built and primed, ready for the evening.

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