The Badoche is a tradition that is still very much felt nowadays as it was back then. The whole village is very enthusiastic about it.

The youngsters of the village get together to form the St. Cascian Society, to which anybody aged between 15 and 30 can join. One member of the group is elected first Badocher and has the task of organising the fête. He must choose the first Badochère amongst the girls of the village, after which the other three also choose their partner.

The various members of the group share the many tasks between themselves to ensure the success of the fête: fund raising to cover the expenses of running the event, contacting the orchestra that will perform during the three days of the festival, seeing to the preparation of the social dinner, preparing the parquet dance floor upon which the plahe and other traditional dances are performed etc.

The money collection takes place on the eve of St. Cassiano. The first and second Badocher present themsleves at the front door of all the houses of the village. The first carries a plate decorated with multicoloured ribbons, bearing a cake the shape of a brown bread loaf and is stuffed with old gold coins. The second, instead, is armed with a halberd that has long ribbons tied to it. These ribbons are donated and attached by the women who have given birth to a child during the year. The names of the children are embroidered on the ribbons. The arrival of the two Badochers is announced by the sound of a joyful accordion and a saxophone that accompany them round the village. The children of the hamlet shortly follow.

The owner of the house rushes to the door and puts his donation on the plate and offers the members of the group a sip from the “grolla” (a traditional wooden cup, also know as the Friendship Cup used for drinking a specially prepared coffee drink in good company of friends) or a bowl of white wine from La Salle.

The journey round the village starts in the afternoon of the eve of St. Cassian with the families from Le Pont and Chez Borgne. It then continues on to the “pià de veulla” to then end towards the evening in the main square. It resumes the day after at about 2pm and ends after dinner with the plahe dances.

In the meantime, other members of the group place four pine trees to mark off the designated dance area.

On the fixed day, after the grand Mass, the villagers hurry to find a place round the pine trees to see the Badoche.

The Badochers, preceded by the musicians and the notes of the impetuous Martze de Sen Cascian (the St. Cascian March) and followed by the members of the society, parade solemnly through the applauding crowd.

The Badochers enter the dancing area and begin the customary ritual: the first Badocher takes one step towards the middle and, whilst taking off his hat, annouces out loud “Danhe pe le badochers”, as only the Badochers can take part in the first dance. The group, the mayor, the hillside villagers and those from Envers and Derby, the immigrants, the people from Morgex, Courmayeur, Pré-Saint-Didier, La Thuile etc. then all follow in turn.

It is then time for the Dahne de la Pleuiteui, where I remeber seeing some elderly couples having a go at doing the rhythmical and arcaic dance moves, putting a smile on the spectators' faces.

The festival is very much felt by the Sallereins, the villagers and those who have emigrated abroad. The enthusiasm for this ceremony doesn't limit itself just to the Badoche, because the fête itself is also the climax of the St. Cassiano celebration.

On the 13th August, the day in which the festivities take place, the housewives still follow the tradition of preparing the “meeglie” (traditional carnival cakes) to eat with family and guests, accompanied by “la fiocca”(whipped cream) and a good glass of the local white wine. The “Créiscien”, a kind of oven baked croissant, is eaten for breakfast on the Patron Saint's feast day.