Premier Grand Maître Whitney Atchetee, left and Deuxième Grand Maître Elray Schexnaider, right, display the gifts they will be bringing to The Confrerie d’ Bessières and each of their host families in France.
Members of Confrérie d’ Abbeville set to travel to Bessières, France
Two members of the Confrérie d’ Abbeville will be traveling to Bessières, France, in April for the 50th anniversary of Bessières’ Giant Omelette Celebration.
Premier Grand Maître Whitney Atchetee and Deuxième Grand Maître Elray Schexnaider will be helping in the preparation and cooking of a 15,000 egg Omelette on Easter Monday. While there, they will be staying with a host family and treated to a weekend of festivities representing French culture. They will also be attending and representing Abbeville’s Confrérie at a World Congress to discuss the future happenings of the Omelette organization.
As is customary, Abbeville sends a gift to each foreign Omelette attended by one of its members. In addition to the gift for the Confrérie, Whitney and Elray will also be presenting a gift to their host families. The gifts are typical of South Louisiana’s Culture.
The Confrérie d’ Abbeville belongs to a worldwide Confrérie of seven Omelette sister cities. Each year the Abbeville members are invited to help cook an Omelette in each one of those cities. In return, Abbeville invites members of all of its sister cities to help them in the preparation of their Omelette in November. While visiting Abbeville, guests are treated to many activities that showcase Louisiana’s culture. Over the years, great friendships have been forged by the exchange of visits.
The Omelette is a celebration of Abbeville’s French Heritage.
Bessières, France is the founder and mother Confrérie of the Giant Omelette Celebration. They have invited six other Confréries to be a part of the Worldwide Confrérie of the Giant Omelette. The sisterhood of cities celebrating the Omelette are - Bessières, France; Fréjus, France; Dumbea, New Caledonia; Granby, Quebec in Canada.; Abbeville, Louisiana; Malmedy, Belgium and Pigüé, Argentina.
Abbeville’s Giant Omelette Celebration is truly an international festival.
Save the date for this year’s Celebration: November 4th & 5th, 2023.
To find out more, visit www.giantomelette.org.