Fête du Riz, the Camargue, France

During the last days of summer, the long-standing tradition of the Rice Festival is celebrated throughout the region of the Camargue. Related festivities take place in Arles and in Sambuc, which include the arrival of the Rice Ambassador by boat from the River Rhône, parades, and  dinners. The rice festivities testify to the importance of rice cultivation for the area of the Camargue and its inhabitants, a result of a complex system of water management in the delta region.

See also the relative news item here.

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