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Forum: France

Dec 5th 2017, 11:48 am

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Halloween in France.

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Posted By dmu

Re: Halloween in France.

:rofl:
Maybe this isn't the right place to say RIP to Jean d'Ormesson. I believe you appreciate him? Apart from everything else, I liked the malicious twinkle in his blue eyes!

Forum: France

Dec 5th 2017, 9:58 am

Replies: 22

Halloween in France.

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Posted By dmu

Re: Halloween in France.

Hi, you're not entirely mistaken, la Toussaint is observed by most generations and not necessarily by practising Catholics. There's always a steady flow of crysanthemum/cyclamen buyers in the shops,...

Forum: France

Nov 1st 2017, 3:41 pm

Replies: 22

Halloween in France.

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Posted By dmu

Re: Halloween in France.

I knew about the effigy of the Pope and learned from Wikipedia that it's Pope Paul V who happened to be Pope in 1605. I couldn't quite see the good people of Lewes burning Jean-Paul II or François! ...

Forum: France

Nov 1st 2017, 10:48 am

Replies: 22

Halloween in France.

Views: 2,001

Posted By dmu

Re: Halloween in France.

Too long! I remember my daughters' primary school pals coming around one year, but when I didn't give bonbons or coins, they left us out the following years!
The few children in the hamlets don't do...

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