Tag Archives: festivals

Unfair? No — fun fair!

Posted on August 13, 2020 by loren24250

When it comes to Daglan’s August festival, the Mairie has been providing information in the same way that Trump tweets out major policy statements — a little bit at a time. Recently (in fact, on August 11) I posted “Daglan’s … Continue reading →

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Daglan’s mystery festival (2020 version)

Posted on August 11, 2020 by loren24250

Regular readers will be aware that I refer to Daglan’s August event known as the Fête de la Saint-Louis as our village’s Festival of Heat and Noise. Much of the activities are just fine (games for kids, small rides, booths … Continue reading →

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Fasten seat belts, insert ear plugs!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by loren24250

For a small village, Daglan certainly seems to punch above its weight — at least when it comes to summer festivals. So the Greater Daglan Area is now waiting anxiously for our four-day Fête de la Saint- Louis, which starts … Continue reading →

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Spring Festival: from soggy to successful

Posted on March 18, 2019 by loren24250

Daglan’s Fête du Printemps, or Spring Festival, this year turned out to be almost a replay of the 2018 version — as the day started grey and drizzly, and then improved dramatically in the afternoon, with loads of shoppers strolling … Continue reading →

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Remembrances of parades past

Posted on August 15, 2017 by loren24250

In my last posting, I previewed what you might enjoy in this coming Sunday’s parade in Daglan. Posted on August 13, it was called “Lights! Camera! Action! (Our parade). ” The Sunday afternoon parade each August is one of the … Continue reading →

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Civilization on parade — a first look

Posted on August 22, 2016 by loren24250

Daglan’s four-day  Fête de la Saint Louis is not over yet — as I write this, the thumping music from the bumper-car ride up in the square has started thumping away — but it’s time to look back at what we … Continue reading →

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Wackiness on parade: A first look

Posted on August 25, 2015 by loren24250

One of the more interesting characteristics of the Greater Daglan Area is an abundance, so to speak, of young and middle-aged men who enjoy wobbling around in drag while wearing high heels. Never is this more apparent (at least publicly) … Continue reading →

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