Celebrate!
Fête Votive in Uzès means the streets are filled with bulls, horses, and brass bands. This year, the parade that started the 5-day celebration was straight out of an Orson Welles sci-fi movie.
Musicians stationed on the insect’s sides added to the mystical sight and sound.

As the giant insect started down the street, the downpour of rain helped persuade one musician to abandon her post.


The flying acrobat and float “engineers” held onto their places.


Giant bees walked the streets.

Cars and people were dwarfed by the spectacle.
Truly a strange and mysterious vision to see in this ancient village
Fête Votive in Uzès
Here is a small sample of the live event.

The Fête Votive floats were inspired by the French movie “Microcosmos,” a Cannes Film Festival winner in 1996. The documentary, by Claude Nuridsany and Marie Pérennou and produced by Jacques Perrin, was an up-close view of the interactions between insects in the real world.
For a view of Fête Votives around France,
Categories: Around France, Blog, Chapter 4: Life in France Part Two, Uzès
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