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[0rph3u5]

are we there yet?

[emmanueljacquot]

Lecques

07/2024

[notrebellefrance]

Fête de Rochefort du Gard 2023 ( Abrivado )

Encore une très belle fête comme chaque année

Merci à Mr le Maire mais aussi et surtout au Comité des fêtes de Rochefort du Gard

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I doodled a little Camargue horse the other day

I wanted to do something vaguely in the style of prehistoric cave art but it ended up very different. I still like it though

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Im Human

[galexico-blog]

Abrivado des plages , Camargue

Sylvain Caillot

[pascal-bernheim]

📷 ABRIVADO Maussane-les-Alpilles Juillet 2016 / July 2016

[almanach-international]

24-25 mai : le pèlerinage des Gitans aux Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer

Aux Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer, en Camargue, c’est le premier jour du pèlerinage gitan qui débute par une messe à 10h. Dans l’après-midi, à 15h30, on conduit en procession jusqu’à la mer, la statue de sainte Sara, la patronne des Gitans. Demain, 25 mai, à 11heures, on transportera sur une barque les saintes Marie Jacobé et Marie Salomé tandis que l’évêque, à bord d’une autre barque, bénira la mer, le pays, les Gitans et les autres pèlerins présents avant de célébrer une messe en l’église Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer. À 15h30, c’est la cérémonie de la Remontée des Châsses des saintes.

Lundi 26 mai, c’est la Journée à la mémoire du marquis de Baroncelli : messe en provençal, abrivado, cérémonie à son tombeau, spectacle camarguais aux arènes… C’est le marquis de Baroncelli qui est a inventé la tradition qui se joue chaque 24 et 25 mai aux Saintes-Maries.

Du 24 au 26 mai 2025, la cité camarguaise vit au rythme de ce grand pèlerinage rassemblant plusieurs milliers de personnes dans l’église, les rues et sur les plages des Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

Ce lieu ce pèlerinage est très ancien, bien antérieur au christianisme et à l’arrivée des Tziganes. Ces derniers sont apparus dans la région au XVe siècle mais leur participation aux festivités ne remontent qu’au milieu du XIXe. Longtemps le pèlerinage resté discret. C’est l’arrivée du chemin de fer, en 1892, qui lui a donné une autre dimension, rassemblant jusqu’à 40 000 personnes certaines années.

Les gens du voyage n’ont eu, toutefois, pleinement accès à l’église qu’en 1921. Il faut attendre 1935, sur demande du marquis de Baroncelli-Javon, pour que l’Église accepte que le 24 mai les Gitans puissent porter la statue de Sara, sainte patronne des gens du voyage et servante des saintes, en procession jusqu’à la mer, pour l’émerger partiellement. L’Église, à présent, joue le jeu. Depuis 1993, on organise le soir du 24, une veillée de prière. En même temps le pèlerinage a pris aussi une tournure touristique cultivant la culture camarguaise. Aujourd'hui on compte entre sept et dix mille Gitans pour quatre à cinq mille pèlerins, visiteurs et touristes venus des départements voisins ou de plus loin, en raison de la forte médiatisation de l’événement.

Un article de l'Almanach international des éditions BiblioMonde, 23 mai 2025

[lionelbonnaud]

Les Saintes Maries de la Mer  France

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Prises de vues aériennes de l'abri ado à Vauvert dans le Gard. #dronevideo #dronephotography #drone #phantom4pro #productionaudiovisuelle #video #abrivado #taureau #chevaux #vauvert #gard #gardtourisme https://www.instagram.com/p/B1YLJ9PonKu/?igshid=mp0throijork

[strangelove97]

More about this now that i'm home !

(I made zero (0) research so far and i'm pretty sure some things are wrong, but eh, i'll look into it if I really end up writing something)

Jake is half french, from the South of France actually, where he grew in a Camargue household and learned to herd bulls and cows in the hispanic tradition of abrivados, encierros, etc

After a bad breakup he goes to live with his american cousin for a while and ends up taking up a job in his stead

Maverick and Rooster are cowboys/cattle owner that are short a man to herd cows from point A to point B through a large portion of wilderness (something like in the movie Australia)

Maverick built his ranch with Ice who died in a stampede, he is Bradley's adoptive father (since Goose broke his neck in a rodeo accident) but they had a fallout which lead to B working on another ranch for a few years

Jake and Bradley get closer during the trip

Dunno if I'll do something with this, as I said I would have to research a lot of stuff, I barely remember anything from my horse riding years and I'm still learning english, and I've never wrote a multi-chaptered fic before; and I only know things about Camarguean traditions because i'm from the south of France myself. As mentioned before, most of it is inspired by noahdeaart's art (you can find his gay cowboys on Twitter), and also I mean, Gay Cowboys for the win.

[emmanueljacquot]

Lecques

07/2024

[emart-creation]

Em'Art Expo, galerie d'art local d'Emmanuelle Baudry

Em’Art Expo, galerie d’art local d’Emmanuelle Baudry

Em’Art Expo, la caverne d’Ali Baba de Marguerittes, Gard Fléchage terminé (si le temps le permet…) Spécialités locales : abrivado et courses camarguaises avec la manade Joubert : https://www.facebook.com/Manade-Joubert-175505079591728/ “Nous, les artistes, sommes un patrimoine culturel vivant mondial” 😁 Pour faire imprimer les photos d’Emmanuelle Baudry, avec un rapport qualité prix…

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Abrivado des plages, Camargue

Sylvain Caillot

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When I heard there were going to be white horses racing on the beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, I couldn’t wait to get there. I sent a note to my photographer friend, Alan McBride, and suggested he join me with his fancy cameras. It was an event neither of us should miss!

Abrivado Saintes-Marie-de-la-Mer

  Not knowing what we were getting into, Alan and I determined a meeting place near the seaside town so we could drive together for photos and a story. All we knew from the online promotion was that there was an Abrivado taking place somewhere near Saintes-Maries-De-la-Mer. Since it’s a small town we felt confident that we couldn’t miss hundreds of horses and riders.

Wrong. The town looked deserted.

“Let’s head out the beach road,” Alan suggested, hoping we hadn’t missed it all. (I might add here that neither Alan nor I speak or read French. It’s very possible we’d misunderstood the promo.)

There on the road to the beach we began to see a few people on horseback and others walking.  A few cars were parked towards the far end of the beach road. Apparently we were headed the right way. We followed the traffic of people, horses and vehicles which was increasing as we walked along. Boldly I stopped several “pilgrims” to ask: “Do you speak English?”  Then to query “Where does the event start?” The only answer I got in return was a hand signal “straight ahead.”  So there we went – straight ahead down the road that paralleled the beach.

About this time I was getting concerned about taking photos to show off the event. “If the horses and riders come from in front of us, and the sun is shining on the water like it is now, how can you take pictures straight into the sun?”  Alan seemed nonplussed. “OK,” I said to myself. “He’s the pro. He must have a plan.” We kept walking along with the others.

By the time we were a good mile or so down the road, the numbers of observers increased significantly. Apparently they had gotten the information to approach the event from another vantage point. Never mind. We were on the way … hopefully not too late. Along with the others, we crossed a gully of water and climbed a slight sand bar to get closer to the sea. Once on the beach we saw there were gatherings of kindred folk who had set up viewing spots. As much as I would have liked to join them for a tumbler of wine, we kept walking. Our intent was to get to a point where Alan could take the best shots.

“Are we there yet?” I asked, repeatedly. We kept walking.

Then … straight ahead … we saw and heard a “crack” of light and fire… and hundreds of horses, riders and people were lined up.  They headed our way!

To my surprise there were bulls in between the horses and riders. What was I thinking? An “abrivado” Of course there were bulls! 

As the through of horses, bulls and humans passed, it was exhilarating. “When do they run through water?” I shouted to Alan.

That’s when he made his move.  He’d observed there was another group of horses and riders and bulls at the “starting line.”  Another running of the bulls was ready to take off. In an instant, Alan disappeared. I looked back and watched him head for the beach road.  Up and over the sand bar. Through the water, then to the side of the road.  I ran to join him just before … behind me …the sight I was waiting for… horses in the water! The riders on horses were rushing the bulls through the gully. Splash! The herd followed en masse. They headed for a pool of water at the end of the road.

Oh that I had only known the rules of the game … the course of the Abrivados But … who cares!?? Could there be anything better than this?

I’m not certain how many “runs” were made that morning along the beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Almost as quickly as it started, it was over. The movement of people, beasts and vehicles headed back the way we started — towards town.  Soon we were in a “traffic jam.” Rather than fight the crowd, we did what any story-teller and photographer would do. We watched and took advantage of the photo opportunity.

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Hopefully you’ve enjoyed this tour South France and the telling of the Abrivados at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. Thanks so very much to Alan McBride for making our day so memorable with his amazing vision and his artful photography.

For more about the white horses and the Camargues:

7 Reasons You Should Go To The Camargue

Back to the Camargue: The White Horses

A Most Unusual Place for a French Vineyard

Tour South France for White Horses on the Beach When I heard there were going to be white horses racing on the beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer…

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