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Christmas trail for children in Gassin 2022: “In search of lost gifts”.

We would like to invite you to a new event for the Christmas season.
Come and discover our 12-stage discovery trail with riddles in the narrow streets of the village with your family. It’s free and you can do it on your own…

The game

At each point, a Christmas tree is proposed with a riddle…
At the end of the game, don’t hesitate to come and see us at the tourist office to find the answers… you might even receive a reward…

Answers

Stage 1, gift 1

  • the gift is theTEDDY BEAR. The clues refer to Winnie the Pooh, a character created in 1926 by Alan Alexander Milne for children’s books. Rilakkuma is a bear created in 2003 by Aki Kondo.

Step 2, question 2:

  • The answer is: the FIRE ENGINE K [the note] mi [he, she] on deux [de] pont pied. The number is 18, which you dial in the event of a fire to report it to the fire department.

Step 3, answer 1:

  • the answer is : LES ÉTRENNES.

Step 4, gift 3:

  • the traditional toy is the ELECTRIC TRAIN. Miniaturized steam engines were available as early as 1840. From 1890-1900, toy trains appeared, becoming electric in 1905, delighting young and old alike.

Steps 5, gift 4:

  • the gift to discover are the PAPILLOTES.

Steps 6, gift 5:

  • it was necessary to find the game of MIKADO. The name comes from a Japanese word meaning sublime gate and designating the imperial palace: indeed, the names of the various colored chopsticks refer to social positions in Japanese history.

Step 7, question 2:

  • the correct spelling is :
    • the MYRRH (a gum-resin formerly used to make anointing oil).
    • ENCENS (burning perfume with a strong odor).
    • lGOLD shiny, inalterable, rustproof yellow precious metal.

Step 8, gift 6:

  • the gift is the CONSOLEfor the video game console that is so popular with young people.

Step 9, question 3:

  • A -> 3ANGEL BOUFFAREOU intervenes in the story to announce the birth of baby Jesus.
  • B -> 4 An essential figure in the crib, RAVI is always happy, seeing only the good things in life. Here, he is “santonified” as a woman. She raises her arms to the sky in thanks for her good fortune.
  • C -> 6 the BOURRELIER was an important figure in the villages of yesteryear, working with stuffing and leather to create carriage parts for horses.
  • D -> 2 the MAYOR is an important figure in the crib and appears in the pastorals.
  • E -> 5 The WOODWORKER works with wood, making furniture, windows, doors and other useful items.
  • F -> 13 the SANTONNIER is… the one who makes the santons! Nearby, there’s a young santon-maker, Maxime Codou, who has a magnificent crib in La Garde-Freinet.
  • G -> 8 the RÉMOULEUR (knife sharpener ) has a little-regarded job: he sharpens knives… In the old days in Provence, he went from village to village with his tools.
  • H -> 12 THE WATER CARRIER is also a hard job: he carries water in buckets hung by chains from a yoke-like piece of wood carved into the shape of his shoulders. In Gassin, you had to go a long way to fetch water from a well or spring.
  • I -> 14 la CHÈVRE DE M. SEGUIN recalls a famous short story by Alphonse Daudet. Written in 1869, it tells the popular story of a goat in Provence who seeks freedom despite the care and love of her master.
  • J -> 11 For more than 10 centuries, the GARDE-CHAMPÊTRE was the only local representative of the law, overseeing the harvest and acting on behalf of the lord to enforce the law, and then on behalf of the judicial authorities. He was also responsible for announcing certain news to the population. It was he who announced general mobilization in 1914. Today, they are generally municipal policemen in rural communities.
  • K -> 1 THE OLD WOMAN PLAYER makes music by operating the keys that drive the strings and a crank with a very characteristic sound.
  • L -> 10 to weave clothes, you need threads. And to create threads… you have to spin. This is the job of the SPINNER.
  • M -> 7 le CALISSONNIER is the artisan who makes calissons… It’s a confection found mainly in the Aix-en-Provence region… And in the thirteen Christmas desserts.
  • N -> 8 the last santon represents a friend of bees: theAPICULTURESS works to harvest honey.

Step 10, gift 7:

  • the gift is a DOLL

Step 11, gift 8:

  • the last gift to be found is theORANGE

Step 12, answer 4:

  • the last answer to find is SNOW.

The game

The answers

Reminder 2021

The game

We would like to invite you to a new event for the Christmas season.
Come and discover our 12-stage discovery trail with riddles in the narrow streets of the village with your family. It’s free and you can do it on your own…

At each point, a Christmas tree is proposed with a riddle…
At the end of the game, don’t hesitate to come and see us at the tourist office to find the answers… you might receive a gift…

Answers

Question December 1st :

  • I am the CALENDAR

Question December 11 :

The 7 errors are :

  • The MOON is a different size
  • the HOTTE is a different size
  • l’HOUSE ENTRANCE on the left does not appear
  • the SMOKE from the middle house disappears
  • l’BIRD is the other way around
  • the SNOW ON THE BRANCH disappears
  • TWO AMPOULES are in different colors

Question December 5 :

  • the two socks are B and K.

Question December 19 :

  • the missing ingredient is VANILLA SUGAR.

Question December 14 :

The two seeds are LENTILLES and the WHEAT.

Questions December 15 :

  • the province is LORRAINE
  • Père Fouettard’s current profession is CHARBONNIER or RAMONEUR

Question December 13 :

  • the region is LAPONIA.

Question December 21 :

For example, there were :

  • GARLAND; BELLS; GRASSET & GRASSETTE; GASPARD
  • TREE; ANGEL; DONKEY; ADVENT; ARLESIENNE
  • FIR TREE; SHOE
  • SANTON; SURPRISE
  • ILLUMINATIONS, INVITATION
  • NOUGAT; CHRISTMAS; NIGHT; SNOW; BOW

Question December 12 :

  • the plant is POINSETTIA

Question 2:

the females are :

  • a deer -> a DEER
  • a billy goat -> a GOAT
  • a deer -> a BICHE
  • one suede -> one DAINE
  • a hare -> a HASE
  • one sheep -> one BREBIS
  • a wild boar -> a LAIE

Question December 13 :

There is no official list of the thirteen desserts. There are variations from region to region, from town to town, and sometimes from family to family. Here’s a selection with 13 desserts, but there are many variations underneath!

  • OIL PUMP
  • WALNUTS OR HAZELNUTS (first “beggar”)
  • DRY FIGS (2nd “beggar”)
  • ALMONDS (3rd beggar)
  • DRY RAISINS (4th beggar)
  • APPLES
  • PEARS
  • GREEN MELON
  • NOUGAT NOIR
  • NOUGAT BLANC
  • SORBES
  • FRESH GRAPES
  • But there may also be ; CROQUANTS, MANDARINS, ORANGES, JAMS (CHOCOLATE, SWEET FRUITS, CALISSONS), PâTE DE COING or other fruits, BUGNES and OREILLETTES, DATTES…

Question December 24 :

The one who distributes the lumps of coal is the FATHER COAL

Question December 16 :

  • A -> 7 A key figure in the crib, RAVI is always happy, seeing only the good things in life. He always raises his arms to the sky in thanks for his good fortune.
  • B -> 13 you’ll recognize the FISHER with his fishing net, bare feet, basket, pipe and sailor sweater, as well as his chef’s hat.
  • C -> 9 A traditional instrument of Provence, the tambourine (which is tapped) is combined with the galoubet (which is blown), and played together by the TAMBOURINAIRES.
  • D -> 5 L’ARLÉSIENNE is an important figure in Provencal nativity scenes. She represents a beautiful woman from Arles, richly dressed.
  • E -> 6 In Provence in the old days, there were no electric fridges to keep food cool… but iceboxes already existed. And to keep food cool, large blocks of ice were brought down from the mountains, then cut into pieces and sold by the PORTEURS DE GLACE.
  • F -> 2 in the Provencal crib, the shepherds are the first to follow the shepherd’s star… to see the newborn child.
  • G -> 8 the FAGOT CARRIER is a reminder of our ancestors’ hard work.
  • H -> 10 la FEMME AU BOUTIS makes a distinctive Provencal fabric, using quilted and sometimes embroidered fabric to create a quilted effect.
  • I -> 14 the SOURCIER was important in Provence, as he was able to tell where water ran underground, and at what depth, and thus where wells needed to be dug. He used a branch of the hazel tree to do this.
  • J -> 3 Provence was once home to countless mills; in Gassin, there were as many as 7 windmills… And it was the MEUNIER who turned the wheat into flour.
  • K -> 1 to assist the baker, the MITRON helps make and distribute bread.
  • L -> 11 Gassin has been a wine-growing region for many centuries… probably since the Greeks arrived! Since then, there have been VINE GROWERS working the land to produce wine.
  • M -> 4 les BUGADIÈRES is the name given to Provençal women who washed linen, a back-breaking job that sometimes involved transporting the linen over long distances, washing it, hanging it out and then bringing it in…
  • N -> 12 the THREADER couples several strands of wool, linen or silk, so that they form a thread which can then be used to make a garment.

Question December 3 :

There were many words, for example:

  • LANDE
  • GUIDE
  • GUARD
  • RAIDE
  • LUIRE
  • BIG
  • IRELAND
  • LANDE
  • ALUNIR
  • LAIDE
  • GRAIN
  • …..

Question December 22 :

  • Skier : C
  • Sweeper : D
  • Surfing : A
  • Happiness : B
  • Sled : F
  • Skater : E

2020 recall

The game

Join Flocon, the little white Alpine fox, as he discovers the village of Gassin with the help of his animal friends!

A 12-stage discovery tour of the village’s alleyways for the whole family, free and self-guided… but don’t hesitate to come and see us at the tourist office… where you may receive a gift…

Answers

  1. 3 & 4.
  2. A representation of the cicada is on the post at the corner of the stairs! (It’s there for another game: Les Secrets de Gassin (6/13 years)… Don’t hesitate to come and play it one day!)
  3. answer a: to guide Santa through the snow and fog.
  4. The hedgehog!
  5. This is the Christmas rose. Black Hellebore is also known as “fool’s grass”, “griffin’s foot”, “lion’s foot”, “bear’s paw”, “snake’s rose” or “snake’s bread”.
  6. Tornado; Dancer; Dashing; Fury; Comet; Cupid; Thunder; Lightning bolt
  7. Decoration.
  8. 528 kilos of bronze!
  9. There are 21 triangles.
  10. Rudolphe.
  11. Goblins.
  12. December 24… Christmas Eve! We hope you’ve enjoyed this tour, and wish you all the very best for the festive season!