Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)

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Date(s) - 21/04/2014
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Easter Monday or Lundi de Pâques‘, is a public holiday in France.  Many people spend it quietly with family and friends. Easter egg hunts are a common tradition of Easter Monday.  Inhabitants of Bessieres, a village in the Pyrenees mountains, make a huge omelet with 15,000 eggs and then hold a communal meal to eat it.  There are also parades and blessings of fields for the coming year.

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