Torches of Payerne

The Brandons of Payerne is the name of the Carnaval of Payerne, usually being held during February. The torches are ignited torches of straw used for lighting or to light a fire, judicious to mark the end of the winter.

The torches of Payerne are organized by the committee of masked (or CDM).

Program Torches

The festivities begin Friday at the evening, to be completed Monday evening.

Saturday

Procession of the children: the children of the schools of the city ravel with their disguises.

Sunday

Ravelled tanks

Monday

Procession of the tumulus: the children follow a procession by singing did you see Tumulus, Tumulus, you saw Tumulus on his boat? Yes I saw, Tumulus, Tumulus, yes I saw Tumulus on his boat. This in order to collect candies and delicacies launched to the flight.

Night of the chineuses ones: during this evening the women disguise themselves, the goal being that the men - especially close relations - cannot recognize who hides under the mask. It is formally interdict to remove their disguise.

The newspaper of the Torches

Each year is published a newspaper, which appears officially saturdays of the weekend of the Torches. Satirist and homorisitque, it tells inter alia through of Payernois during the past year. Each year, the title of the newspaper changes. The first known publications go up with 1895.

External bonds

Official site of the carnival

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