Lemon Art:
French style
Lemons are a great fruit. You
can make lemonade and
desserts from them or even
use their juice for cooking or
in salads,
'When life gives you lemons make lemonade,' the saying goes. In the
beautiful and picturesque seaside resort town of Menton in the south of
France, people make a lot more than just lemonade with their lemons. Believe
it or not, they make art, and have a lot of fun doing it!
Every February to March, the people of Menton celebrate their lemons and
oranges with a three week long lemon festival that attracts over 200.000 visitors.
Artists design and create amazing huge statues for the festival using over 145
tons of lemons and oranges. The artists make everything from giant bananas to
dinosaurs and some of the statues can measure more than 10 metres tall. There is
a daily Citrus Exposition where people come to see the amazing creations and buy
local products made from oranges and lemons. On Sundays, floats carrying the
citrus statues go through the town in the Parade of Golden Fruit and on Thursdays,
crowds gather to watch colourful night parades with music and dancers as well as
fireworks. Each year, there is a different theme and the creators let their
imaginations run wild. Whether you like food and art, or simply need some
vitamin C, Menton is a pretty good place to be in February and March.
If you want to experience the festival next year, visit www.fete-du-citron.com
and book your tickets online as places for each event go fast.
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