Bull Event Provence Festival Club Taurin de Mouries, Traditions, South of
France
During the third week in June
the Camargue Gardians herd
the bulls through the streets of
Mouries for the later
non-lethal bull fighting.
Mouries in the South of France is an agricultural
region of olive and grape growing near the
villages of Eygalieres , St Remy, and Les Baux
de Provence.
The Guardians put on a
demonstration of
horsemanship.  
They are joined in the
festival by people
honoring another
tradition, the ladies and
gentlemen of Arles
dressed in 18 th and 19th
century costume
(1780s-1890s) who
celebrate the traditions of
Arles.  
The impressionist
painters of the 1880s
included these costumes
in their work.
The bull running part of the festival ends with a toast of
pastis and another tradition dear the people of
Provence, food.
Main street of Mouries is given over to a banquet of
rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables and Provence
lamb,  the traditional foods of Provence.
Mouries is near enough to the Camargue and to
Arles for rice paella to be a staple at the festival. The
low, wet land of the Camargue is ideal for the growing
of rice.  In the hills of the Alpilles barbecued lamb will
be the main course because the hills nurture huge
flock of sheep.
The Spring festival will see cherries from Gordes and
melons and apricots from Cavaillon at the table.
Provence Camargue Horse
In the Mouries club de Taurin bull Festivals the
Gardians of the Camargue herd bulls through the
streets
The Club Taurin Festival in Mouries
includes the non lethal bull fighting events in
the arena near the center of the village.   
During the day the Camargue Gardians
herd the bulls through the streets to the
delight of spectators.  The bulls then go to
the arena for the evening event where
teams of young men try to remove ribbons
from the horns of the bull.
The Club Taurin de Mouries Festival in Provence ends
each night with traditional Non-lethal bull fighting in the ring
near the center of the village of Mouries.
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The annual Provence Bull Event, Festival of the Club Taurin de
Mouries, is a traditional June bull event  in the South of France. The
festival includes Camargue horsemanship events,  Arles costumed
events, traditional music, and non-lethal bull fighting.
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The Guardians of the
Camargue are cowboys
who ride the white horse
of the Camargue while
they tend the black bulls
of the Camargue.  They
have kept the traditions
alive by festivals such as
the Club Taurin de
Mouries.   
The men and women of the Camargue ride the white horse of the Camargue while they demonstrate the skills of
horsemanship used to tend the black bulls during the festivals of The Club Taurin de Mouries.