MASQUERADE

Une nuit blanche au Château de Versailles

At this very moment un bal masqué in the gardens of the Château de Versailles is about to begin. Period costumes and masks are obligatory for the "Marie-Antoinette Electro" event which will last from sunset til sunrise. Smart phone photo courtesy of Pierre Lechanteux.


Vocabulary
une nuit blanche:  a sleepless night; literally a white night
un bal masqué:  a masked ball, masquerade
un loup:  here, an eye mask; also a wolf
un masque:  a mask

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