San Nicola - Patron's Day Festival
Resorts: La Thuile
La Thuile
Free entrance
Saturday, May 4th
- 5pm at the Municipal Library: awards ceremony for great readers and start of the new charity collection "Un libro per...". Following, the theatrical performance "Tra Storia e Archeologia" inspired by the archaeological site of Orgères, with the "Passepartout" theater company. At the end of the performance the usual aperitif will take place
Thursday, May 9th
- 7.30am: the badoche begins the traditional tour of the houses
- 11am: Holy Mass
- 12pm: traditional badoche dances in Piazza della Fiera and aperitif
Friday, May 10th
- 6pm: organ concert by the students of SFOM’s music school at the parish church
- 9.30pm: dancing evening with "Erik and the Poudzo Valdoten" (Sala Manifestazioni Arly)
Saturday, May 11th
- 2pm: fiolet competition "Baton d'Or de La Tchouille" (hamlet Les Granges)
- 8.30pm: awards ceremony for the fiolet competition (Sala Manifestazioni Arly)
- 11pm: disco with DJ Greviex (Sala Manifestazioni Arly)
Sunday, May 12th
- 2.30pm: palet tournament (Loc. Faubourg)
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La Thuile celebrates its Patron Saint's Day from Saturday 4th to Sunday 12th May with a program of entertainment, music and popular sports which culminates with the traditional "badoche".
During the saint’s feast day, a special tradition comes to life: the Badoche, whose origins may date back to initiation celebrations typical of the early ethnic tribes, including the Celts. The protagonists of this rite are a group of young unmarried men and women: the first badouchì, who leads the group, carries a plate decorated with flowers and ribbons to collect offerings, while another badouchì carries the traditional halberd, a stick adorned with multicolored ribbons with the names of the children born in the year.
- Patron saint of the village
- Suitable for adults and children
- Popular tradition
- Joy and music