{"id":"2701","t":"Academy of Story-Tellers ","t_s":-1,"tags":["3309","3311"],"thumb":{"fid":"2655","styles":{"circle_medium":"circle_medium_2655","circle_mini":"circle_mini_2655"},"ext":"png"},"pics":["2700"],"loc":"3336","loc_map":-1,"body":"<p>Costume presented on the occasion of a visit to Belgium by the sister society of the folklore Association which donated the costume, the Academy of the Story-Tellers of Moncrabeau. This is a village in south-west France where the tradition of story-telling dates back to the 18th century.Villagers who found themselves at a loose end would tell each other tales in order to pass the time. Those who sometimes ran out of true stories would invent one in order to stay in the conversation.The accolade would then be given to the person who told the best, funniest and most believable story.<\/p>\r\n","fav":"0","fav_l":"0","don":"The Royal Moncrabeau Society of Namur","d_y":1987,"d_m":8,"d_d":23,"d_s":-1}