THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FESTIVAL OF SAINT JOHN, THE FLAME THAT HAS BEEN BURNING, PYRENEES-ORIENTALES, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON, OCCITANIE


THE NIGHT BEFORE THE FESTIVAL OF SAINT JOHN, THE FLAME THAT HAS BEEN BURNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IS BROUGHT TO THE SUMMIT OF THE CANIGOU TO LIGHT A FIGHT, THE FLAME IS 'REGENERATED', THE REGENERATION OF THE FLAME. EVERYONE USING A LANTERN CAN CAPTURE THE FLAME AND GO BACK DOWN THE VALLEY WHERE THE FLAME CAN BE USED TO LIGHT THE BONFIRES IN THE SMALL VILLAGES NESTLING AT THE FOOT OF THIS SACRED MOUNTAIN, (66) PYRENEES-ORIENTALES, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON, OCCITANIE


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Location: (66) PYRENEES-ORIENTALES, LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON, OCCITANIE
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