Arrival in Occitan language - men on horses bring the bulls from pastures to the arena located in the village.
Encierro
Bulls are let free in a specific area (horsemen don't interfere)
Crochet - The Hook
Little steel comb allowing the raseteurs to rip off the diverse attributes in order to mark points. They collect their gains at the end of the race.
Manade
breeding of bulls and/or horse, managed by the bulls' herdman : the manadier. Every manade has a devise of its' own, these traditions perpetuate from one generation to another
Fête votive - Votive Fair
The villages' big popular votive fair, centered on bull games : abrivados, camarguese race,encierro, bandidos...
Bouvine
designs anything concerning the camarguese bull matters : gardians, raseteurs, entertainer of bull-shows.
Bandido
To release in Occitan language - horsemen take the bulls back from the arena to pastures
Roussataïo
Free mares and yearlings run in the streets of the village.
Attributs
Constituated of pieces and strings of wool, they are tied around the bottom of the horns and on the bulls' forehead. These "items" have different prices. From smallest to highest during the 15 minutes of the race. Here are the different attributes :
- the manades' devise between the horns
- tassels : attached by a rubber-band across the horns
- strings : wrapped around each horn
Raset
During the camarguese race, the raseteurs removes, with his hook, the devise attached between the bulls' horns, making circular movements while facing the animal. This specific movement, awaited by the audience is called the raset.
Biou - The bull
The bull
Gardian
Passionate horseman, he takes part in the manades' life, some get paid,others don't. The Bayle-gardian, who rules the herds life is the only one to know all the secrets.
Trident
long stick with an iron pricked end used by the "gardians" to direct and select the bulls
