“It is an action that is neither commercial nor missionary,” emphasises the city. Only a few traders will offer their wares at the 25 stalls. The vast majority will be run by associations from the community of 42,000 inhabitants with a large Muslim community and five mosques.
This event is supported and encouraged by the municipality. “It’s something that has come up time and time again in discussions with residents and elected officials. So this year we went for it,” explains UDI Mayor Benoît Jimenez. Just as we offered a Christmas market in December and will soon celebrate the Hindu festival Holi, this fits completely with our secular principle of discovering cults and cultures”. Le Parisien
