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Fête du Citron de Menton

La fête du citron di Menton, arrivata alla sua 82esima edizione, quest’anno racconta “Les tribulations d’un citron en Chine”. 

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Le “sfilate dei frutti d’oro” si susseguono dal 14 febbraio al 4 marzo, portando sulle strade di Menton le avventure di un limone in Cina: i gruppi mascherati, le bande, i ballerini e soprattutto i carri di agrumi sono altrettanti omaggi a questo paese che proprio in questi giorni ha festeggiato il suo Capodanno, entrando nell’anno della Capra.

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La festa è completata dalle spettacolari architetture di agrumi dei giardini Biovès (nei quali sono previste anche visite serali con i giardini illuminati, le sere del martedì e della domenica – consultare il programma) e prevede anche delle sfilate illuminate, nelle sere dei giovedì 19 e 26 febbraio. Quella di domenica scorsa era dorata a tutti gli effetti, baciata da un sole davvero tiepido. 

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Le sculture dei giardini Biovès ricostruiscono alcuni dei paesaggi e dei temi caratteristici della Cina: la città proibita di Pechino, l’esercito di terracotta, il dragone, i templi buddisti, il panda in mezzo alle foreste di eucalipto, il simbolismo degli ideogrammi e dei ching, le pagode e gli animali del calendario cinese. 

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Un Mar Giallo molto particolare quello di Menton, le cui onde vanno preventivamente spremute.