Commemoration of the Pyre and Solstice of Montségur
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Edition 2024 — Montségur Pyre and Solstice
Commemoration of the Montségur pyre on March 16, 2024 (780th anniversary) at Prats dels Cremats, and summer solstice on June 21, 2024, at Montségur Castle. Ceremonies, tributes, conferences, and solar phenomenon.
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780th Anniversary of the Pyre and Summer Solstice 2024
March 16, 2024 marked the 780th anniversary of the Montségur pyre. The commemoration ceremony was held at Prats dels Cremats, at the foot of the stele, starting at 10:30 AM. Representatives of Occitan associations and cultural movements paid tribute to the 225 victims of the 1244 pyre. In the afternoon, themed conferences on Catharism were offered at the municipal hall.
On June 21, 2024, the summer solstice day, hundreds of visitors gathered at Montségur Castle to witness the solar phenomenon: the first rays of the rising sun passing through the keep's arrow slits with millimeter precision.
Programme
2024 Program
- March 16 - 10:30 AM: Commemoration at Prats dels Cremats, tributes at the stele
- March 16 - Afternoon: Conferences on Catharism at the municipal hall
- June 21 - Sunrise: Solar phenomenon at Montségur Castle
Highlights
- 780th anniversary of the Montségur pyre
- Commemoration at Prats dels Cremats
- Themed conferences on Catharism
- Summer solstice solar phenomenon
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Where does it take place — Montségur Pyre and Solstice
Château de Montségur et Prats dels Cremats
Château de Montségur, 09300 Montségur