{"id":89424,"date":"2026-09-07T11:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/89424\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:49:18","slug":"inside-the-french-feasts-deemed-offensive-to-muslims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/89424\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the French feasts deemed \u2018offensive to Muslims\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Inside the French feasts deemed \u2018offensive to Muslims\u2019\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YGdnpxDKmi0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nInside the French feasts deemed \u2018offensive to Muslims\u2019<br \/>\n<br \/>\nInside a packed market, a crowd of 1,800 belts out the Marseillaise, hunting horns sound and roars erupt as Asterix and Obelix rush past, banging a giant magic potion pot.<\/p>\n<p>As local charcuterie is served and wine flows, classic French songs such as Michel Delpech\u2019s 1974 Le Chasseur prompt guests to rise from their long wooden tables, sing, sway and dance.<\/p>\n<p>Long lines of conga form but suddenly scatter when the DJ announces: \u201cLe cochon, le cochon.\u201d Pork is served.<\/p>\n<p>The setting could scarcely be more French and for the guests, many clad in berets and stripy tops, that is precisely the point.<\/p>\n<p>They have gathered in the central city of Bourges for the latest iteration of a phenomenon sweeping France: banquets g\u00e9ants, or giant banquets, mass feasts built around traditional food, wine, music and a celebration of all things fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n<p>Yet what looks, and for those inside feels, like an enormous village f\u00eate has become one of the latest fronts in France\u2019s culture war.<\/p>\n<p>Left-wing opponents accuse the organisers of using the pork-heavy menus with a side of patriotic conviviality to ostracise Muslims and disguise a far-Right political project before the presidential elections.<\/p>\n<p>The organisers vehemently deny that charge, insisting they have built nothing more sinister than a modern provincial party.<\/p>\n<p>#france #cochon #culture #debate<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Sign up to the Telegraph&#8217;s free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: www.telegraph.co.uk\/customer\/secure\/newsletter\/from-the-editor\/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Get the latest headlines: www.telegraph.co.uk?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba Stay ahead with a Telegraph digital subscription:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/customer\/subscription\/store?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_telegraphmain<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/ and https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/telegraph are websites of The Telegraph, the UK&#8217;s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis 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