Barò festival

This is the “feast of the (wine) barrel”.

In the late afternoon the conscripts (young people who have just reached the age of majority) meet in Epinel, a hamlet at about 2.5 km from the center of Cogne, and they will cheer up the village streets together with the “jouveurs” (accordionists).

Then, helped by a donkey which pulls a cart with the barrel of wine, the small parade sets out towards the main village of Cogne, halting at Cretaz for a snack.

Later, in the evening, they reach the central square of Cogne where they perform dances and songs and the traditional dance of the barrel.

The festival continues with a dance party.