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The Embroideresses Festival is one of Brittany's major traditional gatherings.
In 1995, it was awarded 'The Great Prize in preservation of Art (Culture)'. Since
its creation in 1954, this festival has kept on growing and innovating. Nowadays
numerous prestigious traditional dance groups come from all over Brittany and
other nations. During this 56th Embroideresses Festival, celebrations, music and
dance shows will take place in the streets of Pont-L'Abbé from Thursday
9th to Sunday 12th July. Time schedule: Thursday 9th July:
For the first evening of the Embroideresses Festival, you will discover two
groups. The fist one called 'Boulenerien' will interpret a large range of British
songs.
In the second part of the concert, you will discover beautiful Irish
dances with the group 'Clan d'Oiche' Friday 10th July: During the
second evening, you will discover the most famous groups of music and dance in
Brittany, i.e. the Celtic groups "Ar Vro Vigoudenn" and "Cap Caval"
(Brittany's champion for traditional music in 2008). These two groups will present
you a new creation called 'OLOLE'. You will discover traditional clothes, dance
and music around a very impressive show. Saturday 11th July: The
party will take place all over town with a children's march, a ''gavotte'' dance
contest, a presentation of traditional jobs and acquired skills… A big firework
displayed over the lake will close the evening. Full day free Sunday
12th July: This important day of the festival will begin with a church mass
in ''Breton'' (the official language in Brittany before French) in the Church
of ''Carmes'', and then a parade will go through the streets. During the afternoon,
dance and music groups will be on stage until the election of the new ''Queen
of the Embroideresses''. Afterward, traditional musicians will play for The New
Queen. A large ''Fest-Noz'' (traditional ball) lead by the ''Sonerien Du'' will
take place in the church square. For more information do not hesitate to
contact us via our website www.fetedesbrodeuses.com or via the tourist information
centre of Pont-L'Abbé, which also sells tickets: Office de tourisme de
Pont-L'Abbé, 29120 Pont-L'Abbé, France, + 33 (0)2 98 82 37 99, www.ot-pontlabbe29.fr
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