Commemorate the revolutionary hero under the Third Republic. The example of the the festivities dedicated to La Tour d’Auvergne in Carhaix (1872-1914)
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Translation by the authorInitiated during the July Monarchy, the celebrations in honour of La Tour d’Auvergne enjoyed a popularity that never wavered during the period of the Third Republic. This success could be explained by the syncretism of the hero of the day as well as of the festivities and ceremonials which drew from both the post-revolutionary public celebrations and the Breton catholic culture. It could also be explained by the preeminent part very soon played by the army. Veritable invented tradition the Carhaix festivals celebrated the native region and accomplished its inclusion in the nation. In the name of the motherland and of the hero who gave his life for it, the political and religious confrontations
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