Every year, during Acadian Week, the landing of Allied troops and the liberation of France during the Second World War are celebrated. The term "Acadian Week" refers to the North American region of Acadia to commemorate the Canadian soldiers.
Every year, during Acadian Week, the landing of Allied troops and the liberation of France during the Second World War are celebrated. The term "Acadian Week" refers to the North American region of Acadia to commemorate the Canadian soldiers.
Saucepans, bells, clappers, rattles, drums...: every year an impressive hubbub is generated by hundreds of improvised instruments on the dyke of Courseulles-sur-Mer (Calvados) for the National Acadian Day, this North American region where 300,000 people still speak French and which includes part of the province of New Brunswick (Canada), northwestern Maine (United States) and a few localities in Quebec and Nova Scotia.
Big country ball, thematic days on "Life at the time of the Landing" (which took place in 1755) or on "The maple in all its sauces", projection of documentaries, historical walk on the traces of the Canadians or exhibition of giant kites: the Acadian week is rich in animations and concludes each year in beauty with this famous tintamarre that the Acadian clergy rehabilitated in 1955 to underline the 200 years of the " Big Disruption".
Since then, in August, thousands of people have gathered to pay tribute to Acadian soldiers: as they walk along the D-Day beaches, the amateur musicians try to make the Grand tintamarre resound all the way to Canada, while Acadians do the same on the other side of the Atlantic!
A great atmosphere is also present at cabaret evenings, Acadian cooking workshops and vintage vehicle parades.
And in 2023, for its 18th edition, the festive Normandy event will welcome celebrities such as singer Natasha St Pier and comedian Anthony Kavanagh. See you August 6 to 15 for all the action!
For more information about Acadian Week program.
Auxane from Comme des Français
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