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| Dunkirk carnival Carnaval de Dunkerque |
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| Every year from late January to early April, the whole town of Dunkirk is overtaken with carnival fever!! In the past, the fishermen of Dunkirk went off to Iceland to fish for cod and many lost their lives, so before they went, they had one huge party in case it was their last. The tradition remains - the men dress up as women, the women dress up as anything (they used to dress up as men) and every weekend they go to the bandes (in the street), the chapelles (at friends' houses) and the bals (inside). |
| Chaque ann�e, de fin janvier � d�but avril, la ville de Dunkerque fait son carnaval. Dans le pass�, les pecheurs-marins de Dunkerque partaient en Islande � la p�che � la morue et beaucoup d'entre eux y perdaient leur vie. Avant leur d�part ils faisaient donc une grande f�te au cas o� ce soit la derni�re. La tradition continue - les hommes s'habillent en femmes, les femmes se d�guisent en n'importe quoi ( � l'origine elles s'habillaient en hommes) et tous les weekends ils font les bandes (dans la rue), les chapelles (chez des copains) et les bals (dans les salles de spectacles) |
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| Mike as a "my aunt" |
| Mike en "ma tante" |
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| sexier and sexier !! |
| de plus en plus sexy !! |
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| Even on his wedding day!! |
| M�me le jour o� il se marie!! |
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| ready for the "ball" |
| pr�ts pour le "bal" |
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| the "bande de Dunkerque"1999 |
| la "bande de Dunkerque"1999 |
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| the "bande de Dunkerque"1999 |
| bande de Dunkerque1999 |
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| 1999 carnival costumes |
| Les d�guisements 1999 |
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| mmmm- nice wig !! |
| mmmm - une jolie perruque !! |
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| fellow carnival-goers |
| nos copains carnavaleux |
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| Kakernesches 2001 |
| Kakernesches 2001 |
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| Seventies night |
| Soir�e ann�es 70 |
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| Kakernesches 2001 |
| Kakernesches 2001 |
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| Getting ready |
| On se pr�pare |
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| Kakernesches 2001 |
| Kakernesches 2001 |
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| My God !!! |
| Mon dieu |
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| Home page Page d'accueil |
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| Who are we??? Qui sommes nous??? |
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| The wedding(s) Le(s) mariage(s) |
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| The honeymoon Le voyage de noces |
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| Mike in the States Mike aux USA |
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| Funny stuff Trucs marrants |
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| Our cool links Nos sites pr�f�r�s |
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| Music Musique |
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| The bump !!! Le bide !!! |
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| E-mail Courriel |
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| Sign our guestbook Signez le registre |
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| View our guestbook Lisez le registre |
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| les carnavaleux 1999 |
| the carnival-goers 1999 |
| the musicians |
| les musiciens |
| boob-adjusting |
| On ajuste les "tetsches" |
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