http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html This ancient feast in honour of St. Tulle was revived after a plague in the 1720’s. The men of the village cut down a poplar tree and parade it through the village. A child who has recently made his First Communion rides it. We had not anticipated just how big the tree would be. Getting it around the narrow streets of the village required quite a lot of manoeuvring. The little child looked a little nervous! The festivities included a funfair by the etang. http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#0 43a6166a-76c6-4a9a-858f-29d4e91bba96 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000567/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000567/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Feast of St. Tulle poster</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#1 d0d0d3e3-5a1d-4243-a8f9-99dfbd6f2473 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000689/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000689/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">The town was decorated with fragrant broom.</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#2 dc1de7b9-4b37-4fca-b63a-9c05d5c8e631 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000690/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000690/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Unloading the poplar tree</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#5 7950ddcc-9e7f-4097-9815-b4f258e67f08 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3729/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3729/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">About 40 men carry the tree.</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#6 1bcb4e6d-f936-4811-b8a9-729c82e0ee06 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000712/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000712/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">A child is carried on the poplar.</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#7 0511b614-ce07-4912-91c1-3b26601b71c9 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000714/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000714/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Walking through the village.</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#8 cb650ca1-cf6f-4efb-98e4-0a7c87377814 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000709/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000709/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Riding the poplar.</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#9 55b2bb07-10c7-431e-ab9e-4012849c787b http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3732/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3732/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Hanging on!</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#10 4c60452b-cbfa-425f-bd2e-ccefb45fc42e http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000715/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000715/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Around the fountain</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#11 61ef89d2-4edd-4d8d-a87b-a165a65658e7 http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000717/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/P1000717/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; 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padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Almost up</p></div></div> http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle.html#17 519beea8-ebb1-4afb-a2ac-8fee4a710f8b http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3747/thumb.jpg http://www.tansymews.com/France_2008/St._Tulle_files/Media/IMG_3747/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_172_32"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Success! The tree stays there until August.</p></div></div>