{"id":41675,"date":"2026-09-07T09:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/?p=41675"},"modified":"2026-09-07T10:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:23:23","slug":"la-benediction-des-calissons-toujours-prisee-30-ans-apres-sa-relance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euapp01.newsmemory.com\/lamarseillaise\/news\/2026\/09\/07\/la-benediction-des-calissons-toujours-prisee-30-ans-apres-sa-relance\/","title":{"rendered":"La b\u00e9n\u00e9diction des calissons toujours pris\u00e9e 30&nbsp;ans apr\u00e8s sa relance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\">\n<p>Sur le parvis de l\u2019\u00e9glise Saint-Jean-de-Malte, on se bouscule. Au centre, le cort\u00e8ge de groupes folkloriques et des membres de la Confr\u00e9rie des calissons, portent la Vierge sur son brancard de procession. Autour, habitu\u00e9s de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de b\u00e9n\u00e9diction et touristes se massent pour apercevoir, ne serait-ce qu\u2019un instant, les costumes et les toques de confiseurs qui composent le cort\u00e8ge. Les autorit\u00e9s locales se sont montr\u00e9es aussi \u00e0 la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de la b\u00e9n\u00e9diction des calissons, qui f\u00eate ses 30\u00a0ans. \u00ab<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Je pense qu\u2019on a autant voire plus de monde !<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb<i>,<\/i> a confi\u00e9 Richard Flopin, pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019association Excalissons, moteur de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement.<\/p>\n<p>Cette ann\u00e9e, exit les d\u00e9bats autour du label \u00ab\u00a0Plus belles f\u00eates de France\u00a0\u00bb attribu\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement depuis 2025. Une distinction dont le financement par le milliardaire d\u2019extr\u00eame droite Pierre-\u00c9douard St\u00e9rin suscite la pol\u00e9mique. \u00ab<i>\u00a0<\/i><i>C\u2019est d\u00e9plorable, on nous remet toujours \u00e7a au-dessus du panier. Nous sommes apolitiques<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i>\u00bb<i>, <\/i>a martel\u00e9 Richard Flopin, rappelant qu\u2019au moment de la candidature, l\u2019association ignorait ce lien.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019origine de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement a in\u00e9vitablement \u00e9t\u00e9 rappel\u00e9e par le fr\u00e8re Daniel, h\u00f4te de c\u00e9r\u00e9monie. En 1630, alors que la peste frappait depuis un an le sud de la France, dont la capitale proven\u00e7ale, l\u2019assesseur Martelly promettait de faire c\u00e9l\u00e9brer une messe en l\u2019honneur de Notre-Dame-de-la-Seds, patronne d\u2019Aix-en-Provence. Dans le m\u00eame temps, les confiseurs proposaient de distribuer leur c\u00e9l\u00e8bre losange confit \u00e0 l\u2019occasion de ce rendez-vous. La c\u00e9r\u00e9monie fut interrompue pendant la R\u00e9volution fran\u00e7aise et ne reprit qu\u2019en 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Pour marquer cette troisi\u00e8me d\u00e9cennie de renaissance, dix nouveaux membres de la Confr\u00e9rie des calissons ont d\u2019ailleurs \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9s.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sur le parvis de l&rsquo;&eacute;glise Saint-Jean-de-Malte, on se bouscule. Au centre, le cort&egrave;ge de groupes folkloriques et des membres de la Confr&eacute;rie des calissons, portent la Vierge sur son brancard de procession. 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