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Wheat Harvest Festival Wheat Harvest Festival (Provins, France)Last weekend of AugustThe small village of Provins in north-central France celebrates its wheat harvest at the end of the summer. On the last Saturday and Sunday of August, villagers decorate their homes and shops with wheat and wildflowers. There are also exhibits of antique farming tools and parades featuring harvest floats pulled by tractors. The villagers reenact ancient rituals involving wheat and perform demonstrations of how the grain is separated, ground, and baked to make bread. CONTACTS: Provins Tourism Office Chemin de Villecran P.O. Box 44 Provens, 77482 France 33-1-6460-2626; fax: 33-1-6460-1197 www.provins.net/anglais/default.htm (c)Celebrated in: France |