Since the start of the holidays, they have only had one day off, Christmas, on December 25. And it will be the only one until the end of the Christmas holidays on Sunday. Because, until Sunday January 5 inclusive, the fairgrounds will work tirelessly.
Even offering, on this New Year’s Day, even more entertainment than usual to their young audience. On this holiday, there were three passages of an imposing parade of 10 mascots.
This Thursday, January 2, the makeup artists will still be faithful to the post with two mascots roaming around from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Modified route
Saturday January 4, another big day of entertainment, organized by the Federation of Artisans and Traders (FDAcom) and the municipality, with the arrival of the Three Wise Men on Place Morgan, at 3 p.m.: they will be perched on their camels and accompanied by the folk groups Rubans de Provence, and Li Coudele Danfaire, who comes from Saint-Martin-de-Crau, but also the ox, the donkey, and even sheep.
“The route will be modified. The march of the kings this year will pass through the Cours Camille-Pelletan, Carnot, Hugo, and the rue du Bourg-Neuf to reach the Saint-Michel church. The priest of Salon will wait for them there. The first folkloric group will play the march of the kings and the priest will read texts relating to the visit of the wise men and they will then place offerings in the nativity scene. The second group will offer dance demonstrations. folklore on the square Then, the whole procession will head back to Place Morgan, via rue Moulin-d’Isnard. explains Claude Chalmain, from FDAcom.
And on the square, the galette des rois will be offered to young and old. The local baker will provide the cake. On Sunday, the fairgrounds will close these five weeks of activities with a nice surprise. Read tomorrow in our columns.
