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St. Nicholas market and celebration


Every year at the first saturday of December, Fribourg honours its patron saint, St Nicholas with a series of special celebrations.
In Fribourg, the anniversary of the death of the saint is a celebration firmly rooted in tradition. At the end of the day, St Nicholas is seen riding through the streets on a donkey an waving to the crowd; his accompanying bogeymen hand out sweets to the children. At the end of his route, the asint addresses those who come to hear him moralize over the events of the past year.
Route
Ruelle du Collège - Rue de Romont to the round-about - way back by the Rue de Romont - Rue de Lausanne - Cathedral
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Fribourg Tourisme et Région
Place Jean-Tinguely 1
Case postale 1120
1701 Fribourg
Tel. +41 (0)26 350 11 11
Fax +41 (0)26 350 11 12
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Program of the day:

from 5.30 am to 8 pm:  Market, Place des Ormeaux + Place Notre-Dame

from 10 am: Market at the College of St.Michael
St.Nicholas route, discovery route to learn about the legendary St.Nicholas.
making up, manufacturing of lanterns, projection of film of St.Nicholas, bio chalet soup (soupe de chalet), donkey riding....

from 10 am to 4.30 pm: Les Rendez-Vous Musicaux de la St-Nicolas, Franciscan Church and Churche of the College of St.Michael

5 pm: start of the Procession from the College of St.Michael to the Cathedrale

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