Great Feast of Saint Michael
Sat, Oct 05
|In Mayenne
Academia Christiana invites you to participate in its grand back-to-school celebration! A large fair with stalls selling produce and crafts, traditional games for all ages, a raffle, local specialties to taste, traditional dances, a grand banquet, a convivial evening, and a traditional mass.
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2024, 2:00 PM – Oct 06, 2024, 1:00 PM
In Mayenne
About the event
Join Academia Christiana for an unforgettable start to the school year during the Saint-Michel festival, a deeply rooted and Catholic event unique in France!
Academia Christiana celebrates its new school year with a unique, deeply rooted Catholic celebration. Mont-Saint-Michel, a national emblem, is disputed by the Normandy and Brittany regions. To resolve this long-standing conflict, a friendly duel will be organized. The concept is simple: the province with the best representation on site, with the support of the other regions, will win. To keep score, a refreshment stand with two separate crates for Normandy and Brittany will be set up. The heaviest crate at the end of the evening will determine the victorious province.
This back-to-school day will be marked by a large, rooted fair with stands of producers and artisans, traditional games for all ages, local specialties to be tasted throughout the afternoon, regional dances, a large banquet, followed…