Fête de l'Humanité
fête de lhumanité french pronunciation fɛt də lymaniˈte english festival humanity event organised annually french daily newspaper lhumanité order fund largest popular gathering france lhumanité created french socialist jean jaurès first fête de lhumanité took place september raise fund newspaper lhumanité people attended festival attracted visitor new record set visitor participated festival festival organized held almost exclusively volunteer since exists fund newspaper hundred stall scattered around venue offering food drink stall holder coming world part event fête unique mix politics entertainment concert happening alongside many debate art exhibit movie etc close relationship lhumanité french communist party volunteer communist even though attendee festival comprises many stage grande scène main stage scène zebrock rock stage scène reggae ptite scène smaller stage ten smaller stage inside stall main stage accommodate spectator due size festival considered kickoff leftwings political year year september ten thousand leftwing activist gather celebrate debate many political current communist also socialdemocrats anarchist trotskyist sympathizer left wing etc forget disagreement festive weekend get energized start year festival usually attended main figure french left wing leader french socialist party jeanpierre chevènement arlette laguiller olivier besancenot jeanluc mélenchon etc well famous journalist edwy plenel guillaume meurice etc many artist roger hodgson léo ferré stevie wonder pink floyd deep purple jacques brel johnny hallyday renaud chuck berry jacques dutronc leonard cohen joan baez performed event porter catherine september french fair worker paradise feting cuisine music communism new york time