Stes Maries-de-la-Mer photo gallery : Gypsy pilgrimage
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Description : Gypsies have been making a pilgrimage to Stes-Maries since at least the sixteenth century. It's a time for weddings and baptisms, as well as music, dancing and fervent religious observance. After Mass on May 24, the shrines of the saints are lowered from the high chapel to an altar where the faithful stretch out their arms to touch them. Then the statue of Black Virgin is carried to the sea.
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