The “fanny”, a tradition totally linked to bowling, even if by extension, this expression is used to mean absolute defeat!
Although evoking Provence and the world of Marcel Pagnol, its origins go back further... Honor Fanny by applying a kiss to her plump buttocks. Kissing Fanny is a frightening defeat, beaten, miserably defeated: losing by 13 to 0! the unfortunate person who suffered this disaster is required to kneel, in the presence of all the players, and must kiss Fanny's buttocks.
Fanny is when you lose 13 to 0 at pétanque, you are “Fanny”. And as "punishment", the loser, to reward his defeat, must kiss Fanny's buttocks.
In Provence, we don't joke about pétanque. A point is a point, so boulègue the measuring bowler, who took the point?!
The characters from the famous boules game Liven up your nursery with the 4 characters from the pétanque game: César Maître Panisse Escartefigue Mr Brun Sold without the pétanque court. Handmade clay Santons from Provence in our Santon-making workshop in Aubagne. Available in 7 cm
Without forgetting Kiss Fanny....
The expression Kiss Fanny is used during a game of boules (Provençal game or pétanque) when the final score is 13 to 0. The loser or losing team must then kiss the exposed posterior of a female representation nicknamed Fanny . The expressions “to make a fanny”, “to kiss Fanny”, “to be a fanny” or “to have a fanny” are equivalent.
French manufacturing by hand in Aubagne
Composition Clay
Size 7 Cm