Whether they promote skill, strength or beauty, traditional festivals embody a certain idea of France. But urban migration, aging of the population or lack of interest often prevent them from continuing. A new generation shaped by the greats is taking over. Le Figaro met these guardians of tradition.
When Raul Mailhan walks into the heart of the Arles Stadium this May 1, he knows he will remember this moment for the rest of his days. Is he aware that twenty centuries from the top of the amphitheater are thinking about him?
This crowning, this recognition of the brotherhood of shepherds of Kamarg, which unites all the bull and horse breeders of the country, he dreamed about it from an early age. And now he appeared today, like many others before him, on this horse, in a light gray coat, with a felt hat on his head, in the middle of an amphitheater bathed in the warm spring sun. He is the man of the day, whose all…
Source: Le Figaro
