cocagnes

Updated: June 2, 2025

To break the violence of the fall, the ground immediately under the poles was thickly laid with straw. Several women, and innumerable girls, made an attempt to gain the prize at these Mats de Beaupré, and in the course of their efforts had some tumbles, which much delighted the mob. Indeed, this kind of sport seemed peculiarly intended for the females: the men seemed to prefer the Cocagnes.

lieutenant-colonel (Ninian) Pinkney - Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808