Illuminations
This evening was one of those evenings that makes me feel very lucky to live in Cluny. It was the night of the Illuminations, which means that as night falls, a troupe of musicians in medieval costumes, playing medieval music, makes it way through town, followed by hordes of children carrying big candles. Every so often the music stops abruptly and everyone shouts "Joie! Lumière!"

I tried to take a picture of the musicians but kept having problems with my camera and then being swamped by the crowd. Well, here's a picture of the crowd, at least.





This is the middle of town. There's a magic tree currently hanging out there. You light a candle and make a wish.



There were big Shire horses pulling carriages around town, loaded up with local kids. Also a craft fair and lots of hot chestnuts being roasted.



A very enjoyable evening.

[Edit Dec 10 - those musicians have a website which is very nifty.