Festival of the Bear of Prats-de-Mollo
Edition 2025 Finished Free Street Performance Heritage History

Festival of the Bear of Prats-de-Mollo

16 Feb 2025
Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste — Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

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Edition 2025 — Festival of the Bear of Prats

2025 edition of the Festa de l'Os in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste. Four bears chased through the streets of the fortified town, capture and shaving in the public square.

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Festival of the Bear 2025

The Festa de l'Os of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste was held on February 16, 2025. The four bears were released into the medieval alleys of the fortified town, chasing spectators and blackening the faces of young women before being captured and shaved in the village square.

Highlights

  • Four bears in the streets of the fortified town
  • Chases and face-blackening
  • Capture and shaving ceremony
  • Tradition inscribed on UNESCO since 2022

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Where does it take place — Festival of the Bear of Prats

Village de Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Place du Foiral, 66230 Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Contact Festival of the Bear of Prats

Tel
+33 4 68 39 70 83

Festival of the Bear of Prats in brief

Street Performance Heritage History Medieval Folk Traditions Folklore Family Inclusion Outdoor Free Participatory International Pyrénées-Orientales

History of Festival of the Bear of Prats