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THE LITTLE GIRL OF MAY AND THE SAINT JEAN

Every 1st of May, with the spring coming, it is the festival of the "little girl of may". This festival puts in scene, the "small maļo" (which is, according to the tradition, the wisest,and prettiest of the small girls).

A procession is formed around her accompanied by folk spectacle,the songs and the dances realized by the group lei magnoti . This festival is followed by a mass of blessing.

Saint Jean’s day, celebrates the summer, in June. This festival preserves the ritual of purifying by the fire with its procession of legends and mysteries, of discoveries. For the children of the districts,(it was the longest night, even if in fact it was the shortest of the year !) they had the permission of getting up with the day ! This arrival of the summer is celebrated with a procession with candles and a large fire work. La petite maïo de Sainte-Maxime



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