Country France Canton Pignan Area 28.62 km² | Region Occitanie Intercommunality Montpellier Local time Tuesday 2:16 PM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Abrivado longue cournonterral 2015
Cournonterral is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France.
Contents
- Abrivado longue cournonterral 2015
- Map of 34660 Cournonterral France
- Cournonterral focus sur la chasse des paillasses
- Population
- Festival
- References
Map of 34660 Cournonterral, France
Cournonterral focus sur la chasse des paillasses
Population
Residents are known as Cournonterralais.
Festival
The town is known for an annual festival known as Pailhasses. The festival has taken place in Cournonterral every Ash Wednesday since 1346. In that year, residents held off rivals from their neighbouring village, thus putting an end to a long dispute over gathering firewood. Since that time, Cournonterral residents have relived the event every year. The Paillasses (people in straw-stuffed tops) chase 'the white men' through the streets of the town with old rags and tissue soaked in wine sediment. The 'white men' come from the town of Aumelas. [1]
References
Cournonterral Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA