My local town Duras is a really pretty little Medieval town. Every year at his time we celebrate a 3 day festival with night markets selling lovely local delicacies, there is lots of singing & dancing, of course the mandatory fireworks, its an excuse for the locals to have fun & let their hair down, it also commemorates the feast of Mary Magdalene on 22nd July. Mary Magdalene is a very important person in France, probably more so than any other country in the world. Poor old Mary has had a lot of bad press from the Catholic church in the past, she was portrayed as a prostitute, but this has subsequently been clarified & her importance is being rewritten. There are all kinds of legends & stories which have come to light in recent years, it has been suggested she may have been the wife of Jesus & that she fled to France with their children after the crucifixion. Thanks to the very popular Dan Brown novels, he inferred that she is buried under the Pyramid in the Louvre Museum. They also say that there are more statues of Mary Magdalene in France than Mother Mary. This area of France is alive with stories of her & The Knights Templar, hidden buried treasures, magical meridian Ley lines (energy lines in the earth) which connect important buildings & churches all over France, with secret esoteric messages waiting to be deciphered.
As this is a very busy time work wise for me I don't usually have the time to join in the festivities, but this morning I slipped down for breakfast with friends, something I love to do every Monday which is our weekly market. This morning it was particularly busy despite the gloomy weather. Our local boulangerie had a special table set up outside, with lots of yummy pastries & breads all available to taste free of charge. I just love the friendliness & the innocence which is still very alive here in my part of France. They certainly know how to enjoy themselves. Love to you all Angel Blogger.
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