Bitard

Bitards is a brotherhood of inveterate revellers of the order of bitards ("L'ordre des Bitards") (LST: Rented is devise)" who maintain their headquarters in Poitiers, (France) and keep alive certain traditions, e.g. the rally of the bitards and vestimentary.

François Rabelais (1494?-1553), residing in Poitiers for a long time assigns its origin to Pantagruel. These habits seem to be in fact the oldest still perpetuated student traditions.

tudent's week

Each year, in spring, a one week festival takes place called 69th Student's Semaine. The city of Poitiers hosts the infamous " Bitardbourg ". It is punctuated all the week with drinking apéritifs, while festive activities happen all day.

Hierarchy

The Order of Bitard (L.S.T.!) is headed by the " Grand Maistre ". It is composed of " Commandeurs " and " Chevaliers " (the dignitaries of the Order of the Bitard (L.S.T.!)) on the one hand, and of the " beginners " and " chabousses " on the other hand. Students wishing to enter the Order of Bitard start as a beginner (also called "novice"). After having proven reliable, a student can then be declared suited to become dignitary.

A "Grand Maistre" is elected among the dignitaries, it indicates among the dignitaries a council made up of 7 members:
* Large Maistre
* Large Bitardier: guard of Venerated and nanny of the gente noviciale
* Precentor: named for the training of the loose-living women
* Large Escriturier: person in charge for the mail and the files
* Large Intendant: person in charge for logistics
* Large Wine waiter: indicated to water the students
* Minister of Finance: responsible for the pecuniary aspect

Vestimentary traditions

The bitards wear a faluche, which is the traditional cap of the students, but from which the code is different. The faluche bitarde is struck of a rafter. With this cap, the bitards wear a cape whose colour is associated with their rank amongst the Order.

ee also

*University of Poitiers
*Faluche

External links

* [http://ordredubitard.online.fr/ Site about Bitard]