Asterix and Obelix get ready to party(3)

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Posted April 24, 2011 6:48 pm

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In the comic strip adventures of Asterix the Gaul, birthdays are marked with feasts of roast boar, gifts of shields and swords, and the odd celebratory punch-up with the hapless Romans. In real life, Asterix at 50 will be honoured with concerts, exhibitions, artwork and a festival that will take over central Paris.