Skeeter
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Anybody know anything about this? We will be on SB that day. Worth a visit, or am I better off simply enjoying a relaxing day on the beach?
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JEK
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Skeeter,
These are special events for the small communities around the island. I would investigate and see what is going on, could be fun.
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pbj
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Anybody know anything about this? We will be on SB that day. Worth a visit, or am I better off simply enjoying a relaxing day on the beach?
Skeeter, I found this on another website, written in 2004 and may help a little........
"Once July rolls around the different neighborhoods on the island organize summer festivals or Saint’s Days which allow the residents to get together with friends from other neighborhoods as well. The festivities include everything from a mass and benediction by the priest, and games for children and adults such as domino tournaments, card games, and beach volleyball to regattas for traditional sailboats, Lasers and Optimists. The two days of festivities often culminate with a dance performance by the local youngsters, an awards ceremony, fireworks, and a dance with local musicians. Until this year, the Bastille Day celebration on July 14 was usually the kick-off fate for the summer schedule, followed about 10 days later by the fete in Flamands. August gets under way with the Windward festival on the beach in Lorient followed by the Pitea Day celebration organized by the Friends of Sweden in Saint-Barth association on the beach in Public. Then comes a day of festivities in Gustavia, and then on August 24 the island celebrates the festival of Saint-Barthelemy, followed by the festival of Saint Louis, the patron saint of Corossol. The difference this year was the addition of a new event organized by the neighborhoods of Anse des Cayes and Anse des Lezards that got things rolling the first weekend in July. This event had fallen by the wayside but has been resurrected by the dynamism of the association “Lezards des Cayes” which includes residents of both neighborhoods, as well as subsidy from the municipality to make this fete a success."
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Skeeter
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It actually sounds fun. My wife and I might check it out. If so, I will make sure to include it in any trip report.
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