Last weekend the first edition of the Interregional Santon Fair, organized by the association La Cabro d’Or and the Collectif des Santonniers de Vaucluse, in collaboration with the Municipality, was a great success.
Over 1,000 visitors per day
Indeed, for two days, more than 1,000 visitors flocked to the village hall to appreciate the work of a dozen exhibitors, coming from Valensole, Monteux, Vedène or Salon-de. -Provence. Small passionate craftsmen, working most of the time alone or with family, who presented their productions of authentic santons and traditional cribs, hand-shaped, the fruit of long and always meticulous work.
The official inauguration took place on Saturday at the end of the morning, in the presence of the mayor Delphine Cresp, the departmental councilor Christian Mounier, the president of La Cabro d’Or, Guy Moine, and the spokesperson of the Collectif des Santonniers de Vaucluse, Michel Servant-Ferraz. It is moreover the latter who presented, in the company of Daniel Chabert, professor of Provençal at La Cabro d’Or, and the assistant Sandrine Pourcel, at the end of the Show, the rewards to the children who took part. in the drawing competition on the theme of the santon.
“I am delighted with the success of this Salon, which will undoubtedly come back next year, rejoiced Michel Servant-Ferraz. I really thank the friends who followed in the adventure, the Town Hall and La Cabro d’Or, as well as the visitors who were so curious and interested in our work and our creations. Well done to the children who participated with such enthusiasm in the competition, it is encouraging to see that the youth are returning to our traditions and our culture. Our wish is to transmit and see our know-how continue. An incomparable know-how, because now the art of the crèche and the santon is no longer the prerogative of Aubagne or Marseille, the land of Vaucluse has become an essential reference in the field. “
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