European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gypsies a f of the servant Sarah and the saints through Hie town to the sea. From All Over Western Europe thousands Sarah and the saints t i "-,.,. 11 tf1 to i -. A by Morton p. Gudebrod is Paris Bureau a thousands or gypsies from Alt Over m. Western Europe Are gathered this week around a grim fortress Church on the re Mote dunes of a stretch of French Mediterranean coast on a strange pilgrimage that has been re enacted almost every year for 19 centuries. Travelling in horse or tractor drawn Cara vans or in battered but capacious old cars whole families of dark complexioned no Mads have journeyed for months to reach and Cross the marshy Delta land West of Marseille to take part with the French Provencal faithful in the feast of the Saintmary. Every year on May 24 Provencal women in their traditional costumes French cow boys of the Ca Margue cattle ranges in their wide brimmed hats and the Saleido Scopi Cally garbed gypsies begin a four Day cclebrati6nthe first two Days devoted to religious rites and the Remander to Bull fights horse races and general fiesta. The fiery romans set the Pace with their sing ing wild dancing and general Carousel be fore scattering Over the byways of the continent for another year. The setting for All this is Les Saintes Maries de la Mer Saint marys of the sea until very recently a Little known fishing port on the sea rim of the Barren Camargo country. According to Provencal t r a d it i on in about 40 Aux Mary jacobean sister of the Virgin and Mary Salome Mother of two of the apostles along with a dark skinned servant name adrift in a Small persecution of the miraculously the spot since they butt a chaps of j spot become a Lieving that Boott joined Tai n christians to the Church a gaunt edifice of Walla built to"1 marauding 12th Century. Under its altar marys standing queries Wontai Ninfi i Terrane an crypt is  the the stars and stripes