{"id":22577,"date":"2022-06-13T16:47:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T14:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prometheus.museum\/les\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:47:28","slug":"les","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prometheus.museum\/en\/les\/","title":{"rendered":"Les"},"content":{"rendered":"

As others in Occitania, the festival in Les consists of burning a fir tree some 10 to 12 m tall in the village square. The importance of the festival is revealed by the fact is that there is a square in Les called Pla\u00e7a deth Haro<\/em>, in which the haro <\/em>is kept standing throughout the year, setting the rhythm for the lives of the villagers. In fact, the cycle begins the previous year, the day of the Shasclada deth Haro<\/em>, when the trunk that will be burned the following year is prepared. The new Haro<\/em> is erected on Saint Peter\u2019s Day at the culmination of a procession led by the most recently married couples in the village, who crown the new Haro<\/em> with offerings of flowers in the form of a crown, a bouquet, and a cross, symbols of fertility.<\/p>\n

The traditional dance group, Es Corbilhu\u00e8rs de Les<\/em>, accompany the parade with Aranese dances. Then the haro is erected in the square and there it will stay throughout the year. A week earlier, on June 23rd, the old Haro<\/em> is burned in the town square. Once the trunk is blessed, it is set on fire and as the flames reach the sky, a group of young men burn the halhes<\/em> torches. The torches are of great importance and are made of layers of cherry tree bark bound with wire. The younger participants swing them over their heads, scattering sparks to \u2018purify\u201d the whole village. Once the halhes<\/em> have burned out, the dances begin, with the local group dressed in colorful traditional dress performing traditional dances that include Es Aubades<\/em>, eth Tricot\u00e8r<\/em>, eth Cadrilh<\/em> and the Balh Plan<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The night abounds with symbolism and popular beliefs, and is also a night of love, since many couples used to become engaged during the festival. The festival also represents Aranese identity, with music and dances and traditional gascon instruments that have been recovered thanks to the work of the group Es Corbilhu\u00e8rs.<\/p>\n

More information<\/strong> : https:\/\/torismeles.com\/eth-haro\/<\/a>
\nFacebook<\/strong> : https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EsCorbilhuers\/<\/a>
\nInstagram<\/strong> : #ethharo
\nVillage Council<\/strong> : 973 647303<\/p>\n

To find out more<\/strong>
\nMenetrier, B. (2017).\u00a0 \u201cLes F\u00eates du Solstice d\u2019\u00c9t\u00e9 en Aran et Cominges\u201d,\u00a0Revue de Comminges et des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es Centrales<\/em>, n\u00ba133,\u00a0 357-369.
\nMontoya, J\u00e9p de (2017). \u201cRites e mites ancestraus\u201d, T\u00e8rra Aranesa<\/em>, n\u00ba14, 107-114.<\/p>\n

Photos and videos<\/strong><\/p>\n

TV3 Burning of the Haro, 2019
\nhttps:\/\/www.ccma.cat\/tv3\/alacarta\/el-foraster\/el-moment-mes-emocionant-del-foraster-a-les-la-crema-deth-haro\/video\/5967909\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The Haro
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T69hf9tS_as&t=25s<\/a><\/p>\n

Burning of eth Haro 2014
\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oRlTjKdWAPA<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nErecting the new haro. Les, 2018. Photograph: Mathilde Lamothe<\/p>\n

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\nThe haro, ready for burning. Les, 2018. Photograph: Mathilde Lamothe<\/p>\n

\"Les\"
\nBurning of the haro. Les, 2019. Photograph: Xavier Roig\u00e9<\/p>\n

\"Les\"
\nBurning of the haro. Les, 2018. Photograph: Mathilde Lamothe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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