1 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
2 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
3 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
4 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
5 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
6 The Marche du Nain Rouge
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
The founder of Detroit, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, met a fortune teller in 1701 who told him his dreams about a red devil were of the Nain Rouge, a red dwarf that embodied Cadillac’s ambition, anger, pride and envy. When he encountered the dwarf in person, Cadillac chased it away with a stick. But the imp taunts Detroiters when things go bad. The Nain Rouge is chased away annually in Detroit in hopes that the traditional ritual provides good fortune for the city and its inhabitants.
7 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
8 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
9 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
10 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
11 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
12 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
13 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
14 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
15 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
16 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
17 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
18 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
19 Marche du Nain Rouge - Detroit - March 20, 2016
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
Supposedly, for 300 years, on the Sunday after the Vernal Equinox, Detroiters have celebrated liberation from the Nain Rouge, the fiendish embodiment of all that holds us back. Revelers dressed in costume converge at or near Cass Park and hope for better things for Detroit’s future, celebrating whatever is good and working in the city: happiness, success and freedom from the antagonism of the Nain in the new year.
Unfortunately, on occasion, the Nain Rouge is able to manifest, and reveals himself to the revelers, taunting them with tales of his evil machinations and plans meant to bring the city down. Just in case, revelers are advised to come in disguise, so the Nain can’t exact revenge.
20 Marche du Nain Rouge, rooted in Detroit's folklore, embodies a vibrant tapestry of historical narratives and cultural significance. Originating from French colonial times, it intertwines elements of European mythology with the industrial landscape of the city. The legend revolves around the Nain Rouge, a mischievous imp believed to bring misfortune upon Detroit. Dating back to the early 1700s, the legend gained prominence during the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming a symbol of Detroit's resilience in the face of adversity. Over time, the Marche du Nain Rouge evolved from a private ritual to a public celebration, encapsulating the city's diverse community spirit. It serves as a cultural touchstone, embracing Detroit's unique identity while fostering camaraderie among its residents. Through parades, costumes, and performances, participants pay homage to the city's rich heritage, embracing the Nain Rouge not as a harbinger of doom, but as a guardian of Detroit's collective memory. The Marche du Nain Rouge stands as a testament to the enduring spirit of Detroit, where tradition, creativity, and community converge in a vibrant tapestry of history and folklore.
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