![]() Whether we are talking about the White Lady, Jean de l’Ours, the Croquemitaine or the Basilisk, we will stick to a definition that is limited to the characteristics and elements found in France. Let's concentrate on the ones from our country, those that have marked the identity of cities, regions and our culture of the supernatural. ![]() Of course, the list is not exhaustive! For countless monsters and beasts that appear in France come from many other cultures and countries. I invite you to discover, page after page, our French folklore usually scattered in the 4 corners of our beautiful country. Yes, thanks to our myths and legends, our creatures and magical beings live on through time. In France, thanks to our ancestors and to some writings, we continue today to hunt the Dahu, to run the galipote, and we were all afraid of the Père Fouettard when we were children. Oral culture has never stopped enriching the folklore and our vision of the world. This illustrated book is a real invitation to travel to the very heart of our beautiful country, with mysticism as strong as its Camembert and legends as sparkling as its champagne. What would Tarascon be without the Tarasque? Brittany without its Korrigans? France without the Beast of Gévaudan? Our French folklore adds a pinch of the supernatural to our long medieval history. Even today, the hunting of the Bitard and the hunting of the Dahu continue thanks to the maintenance of our ancestral traditions. Rich in monsters of an educational nature or answering "an existential question", the French oral tradition allows to maintain a cultural identity supported by a mystical or legendary past. ) and various fantastic creatures that populate or used to populate our beautiful regions of France, take a leap into the fantastic past of our ancestors. Thanks to the numerous beasts (Beast of Gévaudan, Beast of Angles, Beast of the Vosges. Discover French folklore through almost sixty supernatural beings, mystical creatures and diabolical monsters.
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