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The Fêtes de Bayonne (Bayonne Festivals) in Bayonne, France
The Fêtes de Bayonne the festival of traditions takes place on 23 to 27 July 2014. The fêtes de Bayonne is a feria consisting in a series of festivals in the
Northern Basque Country in the town of Bayonne, France. The festival last 5 days and always starts the Wednesday before the first Sunday of August. Some rare purists prefer to wear blue and white, colors of the city of Bayonne. Festival calls “the big summer festival". The Fêtes de Bayonne, which was established in 1932, According to tradition, King Leon hands the keys to the city to a celebrity to mark the start of the festivals, while the awakening of the king symbolises the awakening of the city to the festival the following day and the king’s retreat to bed brings the festivities to a close.
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