As the Feria approaches, Simon Newman looks back on the traditional bull running in the streets of Ceret.
Pentecôte was a public holiday until 2005, when the French government, led by President Chirac, decided to cancel it!
The first midsummer fire on Canigou in modern times was lit on 23 June 1955 by Francois Poujade and fellow USAP rugby fanatics – both to celebrate his birthday and Perpignan’s victory over FC Lourdes in the Yves du Manoir Challenge cup.
Only fragments survive to witness the passage of more than 60,000 people interned in the Camp of Rivesaltes between 1942 and 1966.
Enamoured of both the beauty and long and fascinating history of Port-Vendres, the Great Port Vendres Tapestry Association was started in July 2015 to create a large tapestry of the history of the town.
Bunyetes are traditionally made and eaten at Easter all over Catalonia.
Only the sound of the tambourine, and the occasional peal of the bell breaks the eerie atmosphere,
No need for a rain dance this year!
Shake off the cold dark winter and welcome in spring with the bright, colourful, topsy turvy world of carnaval in the Pyrénées-Orientales
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