Thursday, March 22, 2012
LEMON FESTIVAL IN FRANCE
The
Lemon Festival (or Fête du Citron® in French) usually takes place
between mid-February until March, in Menton, a place in Alpes-Maritimes,
situated in the beautiful area of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
The lemon has become Menton's symbol, routed in old local traditions with the new motto "My City is a Garden"
This is one of the largest festivals in the South of France (after the Carnival of Nice), attracting over 250,000 visitors and well, just 145 tonnes of lemons and oranges.
The festival has almost always been themed, starting up with the cartoon world in the 90's: Disney, or Tin Tin, Pinocchio and moving onto the countries of the world in 2005. Spain took the debut theme, followed by Brazil and India. In 2010 the theme is centred around world music, as if the amazing colours were not enough for a spectacle.
This is one of the largest festivals in the South of France (after the Carnival of Nice), attracting over 250,000 visitors and well, just 145 tonnes of lemons and oranges.
The festival has almost always been themed, starting up with the cartoon world in the 90's: Disney, or Tin Tin, Pinocchio and moving onto the countries of the world in 2005. Spain took the debut theme, followed by Brazil and India. In 2010 the theme is centred around world music, as if the amazing colours were not enough for a spectacle.
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