This week, we had read in the local papers, "If you walk around Puichéric on the 2nd Sunday in January, you risk being surprised by the noises that you hear". As the sun was shining, we decided to visit la Foire du Cochon and find out what was going on.
We walked around the village looking at the variety of stalls. To be honest, we have seen most of them at the various fairs that we visited in the last 2 years, but somehow they always look a little different. This fair was based on 'porc' products, with samples of sausages and other foods.
The highlight was the pig racing. There were 2 races at 11:30 and more at 3 o'clock. The piglets were released from their pens and had to run around a small ring, encouraged by a number of children. The piglets ran everywhere with no idea of the urgency of the occasion. One little pig even managed to get into the area in the centre where the smaller children stood. There was more squealling coming from the children than the pigs. Here are a few photos as well as a video of the event
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38gMzHwfgOQ
After the races there were the customary apéros donated by the Mairie.
*****
As we have joined a gym which is staffed by Carcassonne Rugby League players we have been to quite a few league matches. We hadn't seen a live Rugby Union match since we left the UK, so after lunch we decided to rectify this and went to see Carcassonne versus Villefranche. The match was good and Carcassonne won, but boy, was the wind cold! It is quite exciting watching the match with a backdrop of the Carcassonne Cité.
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