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France > Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur > Bouches-du-Rhône > 13200 > Arles > Devant l'Office de Tourisme d'Arles et à Salin de Giraud
The celebration of the summer solstice goes back to the dawn of time. First of all pagan cult, it is from the 5th century, that the Church puts this festival under the sign of John the Baptist. The "Saint John" becomes a popular festival where everyone meets.
And so, for centuries, the fires lit in Provence, Languedoc, Catalonia, France and Europe have welcomed the "good season" according to rites specific to each locality. Born from a solar flame taken from Canigou in 1955, it burns all year round. Kept at the Castillet in Perpignan by the Catalans, it is handed over to the Provençals in June. Three days of relay races are needed to carry it from Perpignan to Ventimiglia, passing through some sixty towns and villages, including Arles, which receives the flame every June 23 around midday. Program: to be confirmed - 11:30 am: arrival of the flame/ Hôtel-de-Ville - 11:35 am: installation of the flame/ Salle des Pas Perdus in front of the Imbert stele - 6:00 pm: blessing of the flame/ salle des Pas perdus - 8:30 pm: St Jean evening with traditional groups - 9:45pm: transport of the flame from the salle des Pas Perdus to the esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle - 10:00 pm: lighting of the fire and balèti/ esplanade Charles-de-Gaulle
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