England at the heart of the Angers Accroche-Coeurs

The 2012 edition of Les Accroche-Coeurs, a carnival which will take place on September 7, 8 and 9 all over Angers, is dedicated that year to the people of the North, The Anglo-Saxon touch is official : "Companies coming from Normandy, England, Ireland and Iceland" will head the field. England and its culture are one of the most visible caracteristics of the festival and are a little bit teased by Les Accroche-Coeurs. A dress-code has been edicted : every person taking part to the event will have to wear clothes refering to UK. 

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Inhabitants are invited to the Queen Elizabeth tea party, a gathering for a "nice cup of tea" on the lawns of the Ligny bank where everybody is invited to demonstrate his "sense of British humour". Another attraction should depict Her Majesty "without the appointment" of the British monarch. Numerous myths of England culture are "invited" too : Big Ben and Jack the ripper... Of course Les Accroche-Coeurs will give a large place to the Plantagenet Petition and the terrible fate of Edward Plantagenet.

If the Accroche-Coeurs is a mix of jokes about British, these are also a little bit admired for the preservation of their culture which reflects ancient French culture. So it would be desirable England and English citizens should not be systematically denigrated because every people, even French and Angers inhabitants, have their quirks. It's true that a good dose of British humour is necessary to admit it.