| Richerenches, former Templar city,
is also known for its truffles market on Saturday mornings,
but it is, above all, the famous mass which brings the crowds
out on to the village streets for 50 years now, on the
fete of Saint-Antoine every year, on the third Sunday in January. |
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The Brotherhood of the Knights of the Black Diamond |
| The Brotherhood of the Knghts
of the Black Diamond, cloaked in black tunics and black
hat with a medallion hanging from a yellow ribbon around
their necks, lead a procession up to the church to celebrate
and bless the mushroom. The parish soon smells of the
truffles and for a good reason: during the collection,
it is the truffles that fill the offering baskets, afterwards
sold at auction to benefit the church. |
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