This Picard-language storytelling walk brings oral tradition into the landscape of Boves. Mariel Demaye leads participants through tales that are playful, strange and close to nature, giving the regional language a living setting rather than a purely nostalgic one. The route through the Étang Saint-Ladre reserve adds another layer: the stories are heard while walking through a place shaped by water, paths and local ecology. The event is a clear fit for regional culture because language, memory and landscape support each other in a simple, accessible format.
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Balades contées en picard at Étang Saint-Ladre, Boves
Balades contées en picard invites visitors into the Étang Saint-Ladre reserve through stories shaped by local language and landscape. Led by storyteller Mariel Demaye, the walk blends humour, strange tales and nature observation in a protected site near Boves. Picard is heard here as a living voice rather than a museum object, carried by rhythm, humour and familiar turns of speech. Families and walkers hear regional oral tradition while moving through marsh, paths and natural habitats tied to local memory.