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Saturday 25th July 2009 - Parking de la déviation PRATS-DE-MOLLO-LA-PRESTE
FETE DU SLIP
.....and now for something completely different!!! Yes it’s the festival of the underpants!!
Created by the young people of Prats-de-Mollo several years ago, this underpants festival sounds like great fun! The committee who organise it call themselves the ’slipards’ According to (a somewhat unsubstantiated and heartily embroidered) legend, an aged document was unearthed in Fort Lagarde, signed by Caporal Calçotets (caleçon in French meaning boxers) according to which the said gentleman punished the solders of his command by ordering them to carry out an assault course in their underwear! It seems that they broke every record for speed and endurance! To ‘immortalise’ this event, a great feast was organised which became a yearly celebration known as the « Fête du Slip ».
Last year’s programme - will post more details if I receive any but assume that the 2009 programme will be similar
The programme 2008
15h00 - INTERVILLAGE at the foiral - various sports and games throughout the afternoon
19h00 - 20h30 - APÉRO with live music on the parking de la déviation – Bouncy castle games for the kids
20h30 - Evening begins with a BBQ
21h00 - Soirée MOUSSE - a machine produces tons and tons of mousse and EVERYBODY slips and slides and messes around in it. (I am told that there is so much mousse that nobody can see each other and it’s just one big giggle!)
23h30 - DÉFILÉ DE SLIPS - men in underpants parade!!
01h30 - INCINERATION of the underpants king
For more info: Office de Tourisme
Tel : 04 68 39 70 83
Email : info@pratsdemollolapreste.com
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