A wild boar represents Corsica in the parade. You might remember Corsica was also featured in the Jardin Biovès. Click on the link to see more.In the smaller photo, you can see a young girl wearing Corsica's national costume.
Tomorrow? Oh la la......
is it made of oranges?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images of this fête.
ReplyDeletethe pig looks very funn:) is it orange?
ReplyDeleteI still am amazed at the amount of fruit involved each year. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteSpectacular photos, Jilly. Great site you have here.
ReplyDeleteGreat perspective, Jilly!
ReplyDeleteDo the floats ever lose fruit and do spectators ever get bunked on the head by a big orange? ;-)
I guess this is the only wild boar I know that doesn´t smell ...!
ReplyDeleteI love all your parade photos! So colorful and unique floats!
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Were you the official photographer of the Corso?
ReplyDeleteI am glad I clicked for the larger view, the costume really adds to the picture.
ReplyDeleteThis festival is so delightful Jilly :)
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking how heavy these floats must be. Are they carried on the back of a flad bed trailer truck? I would love to have been there to watch them load this onto the truck!
When my brother and I were driving along the dark highway of the French Grand Canyon in the middle of the night, a huge boar walked across the road right in front of us. Yes, I think he was about this big, though not orange.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful celebration. I like that your citrus clock is appropriate for the fete also.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, and a lot of work I guess. What is happening at the end of the celebration with all the fruit? Are they left to rot somewhere? Here in The Netherlands, we have some similar flower corso, always beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThis is fun! I love your shots about Fête du Citron. You haven't posted for the 12th of March yet, you might want to amend your post.
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Sorry Jilly, maybe my message was unclear. When I wrote 'you may want to amend your post' I meant you might want to post about this special action day.
ReplyDeleteAlaya and Zsolt, yes, all the floats are made of oranges and lemons. You can read more by clicking on the entry of 22 February where I've gone into more detail.
ReplyDeleteIsabella, I've never seen an orange fall. I did read they are kept safe (from stealing!) by a fine mesh but I couldn't detect that, even close up.
Ann, they are lugged by 4 X 4s.They are heavy!
Clueless in Boston - thanks for noticing the clock! The lemon is actually the symbol of Menton so I'll perhaps leave it up although I think it's an orange!
And Lezard, all the fruit is sold off on the last day - well the fruit that isn't too rotten, that is. Also all the soft fruit is replaced each day throughout the festival. See entry dated 24 February. You can see how it is made, how the fruit is replaced.
Thanks so much everyone for comments. Nathalie, I'll reply on your blog.