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Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy, Conques, France: The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy in Conques, France, was a popular stop for pilgrims traveling the Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela, in what is now Spain. The main draw for medieval pilgrims at Conques were the remains of Sainte-Foy, a young woman martyred during the fourth century. The relics of Sainte-Foy arrived in Conques through theft in 866. Wikipedia
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Rocamadour, France: Rocamadour is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Rocamadour has attracted visitors for its setting in a gorge above a tributary of the River Dordogne and especially for its historical monuments and its sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin Mary.. Wikipedia
Ruelle menant à la cathédrale, Montpellier, Hérault, 2006.
Quartier La Bastide, Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, Occitania.
People who only wanted to hear a cheerful children's song learning about Joan Petit:
Joan Petit quan balla ("When Joan Petit dances") is a traditional Catalan children's song that lists a series of parts of the body to move in the dance. Here's a video where you can hear it and see how it's danced: people hold hands and move in a circle and sing "when Joan Petit dances, he dances with his..." and add a body part, then repeat the chorus. Each time, the body parts add up on a list that gets longer and longer and the dancers have to remember and dance in order.
Like it happens with other elements of Catalan folk culture, it's shared with our sister nation, Occitania. Occitans also sing it, with the same melody, the same dance, and the same lyrics as the Catalan song but with the lyrics in Occitan language instead of Catalan. However, in Occitania it's more common to remember who the song is talking about, which is mostly unknown in Catalonia.
Joan Petit was an Occitan farmer. In the year 1643, he led the Croquant Rebellion against the king of France Louis XIV's strong taxation of poor people to gather money for war. Joan Petit was captured and tortured on the breaking wheel. The reason why the song lists body parts is in reference to this torture method of smashing all body parts slowly making its way to the head. The story was quickly told all through Occitania and even crossed the Pyrenees, and the memory of Joan Petit and his rebellion still lives on in Occitania. Maybe that's why the Occitan song, by changing only a few notes at the end of the sentences, sounds much sadder than the Catalan version.
One of the most iconic Occitan bands, Nadau, wrote a song explaining Joan Petit's life. Under the cut you can listen to the song and read the English translation of the lyrics.
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Occitan Language
Tan m'abelís vòstra cortesa demanda, que ieu non-pòdi ni vòli m'amagar de vos.
– Dante Alighieri writing as Arnaut Daniel (1180–1200 AD) in Purgatorio
PONT VALENTRÉ - FRANCE
The Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) (2) (3) (4) by Faïçal Taleb
Via Flickr:
(1) Day 6 - Along the trail, a mountain rises in the distance, with a herd of cows grazing below. (2) Day 7 - Departing from Camps-sur-l'Agly, I came across a peaceful herd of cows grazing in the fields. (3) Day 7 - I had the opportunity to cross one of the most picturesque meadows of the trek, adorned with blooming daisies and offering a magnificent view of the Pech de Bugarach. (4) Day 10 - The day was particularly sunny, which I didn’t mind at all. At the end of the trail, I crossed the wide-open fields leading to the village of Espezel. Unfortunately, I was poorly informed: the village has no accommodation, and the Cathar Trail has recently been rerouted to Roquefeuil, where lodging is available. So I ended up sleeping in a tent, not imagining that the next day would be a tough one, with a heavy storm.
