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LEGENDS OF THE FALL…A French view on our traditions…

HALLOWEEN

Halloween party is a native of the Channel Islands Celts celebrated on the evening of October 31, the eve of All Saints. Its name is a contraction of the English All Hallows Eve which means the eve of All Saints' Day in contemporary English and may be translated as "the vigil of All Saints."

Halloween, is a holiday celebrated on the night of october 31. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, ghost tours, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", carving jack-o'-lanterns, reading scary stories and watching horror movies.

The custom of Halloween was brought to America in the 1840's by Irish immigrants fleeing their country's famine.

Halloween in France

Halloween in France is celebrated mainly by young people who travel with friends, at parties organized for the occasion or in bars. The costumes they wear tend to want to "scary" (vampires, ghosts, witches ...) as opposed to American or British youth who see Halloween as an opportunity to dress up as superheroes, or princesses ...

All Saints' Day

In introduction

Also known as All Hallows, Solemnity of All Saints, or The Feast of All Saints. It’s celebrate on the 1st of November. All Saints' Day is observed by Christians in many countries around the world.

What do people do ?

In countries such as Spain, Portugal and Mexico, offerings are made on this day. In countries such as Belgium, Hungary and Italy people bring flowers to the graves of dead relatives. In other parts of Europe, such as Austria, Croatia, Poland, and Romania, it is customary to light candles on top of visiting graves of deceased relatives. It is also observed in parts of Asia, such as the Philippines, where people visit graves of deceased relatives and clean or repair them. They also lay flowers on the graves and light candles.

Background

According to some sources, the idea for All Saints' Day goes back to the fourth century when the Greek Christians kept a festival on the first Sunday after Pentecost (in late May or early June) in honor of all martyrs and saints.

Symbols

Symbols commonly associated with All Saints’ Day are:

A sheaf of wheat.

Rayed Manus Dei (hand of God).

The crown.

Symbols (including images) of individual saints.

 The liturgical color is white on All Saints' Day.

Sainte Catherine

On November 25, the day of St. Catherine, is the day Catherinettes. It celebrates girls of 25 years who are not yet married.The tradition is that they carry an extravagant hat with yellow and green or crafted for them in their own image.

Born in Alexandria in a noble family, Sainte Catherine converted to Christianity after a vision. Jesus, moved by his fervor, it contracts with a mystical marriage in the eyes of Mary and the Heavenly Court.

Impressed the emperor Maxentius offered him a royal wedding, she refuses out of loyalty to her mystical husband. Humiliated, the Emperor will make him suffer the agony of dislocation members without success, and the torture of the wheel which it unscathed.

The tradition of St. Catherine back to the Middle Ages. They haired St. Catherine in the hope of finding a husband!

They went to the prom and those who wanted to find a husband put a completely crazy hat on. They are hung yellow and green objects to get noticed.In northern France the girls send this day maps of Sainte Catherine full of sweet wishes and hopes.

As every year in Alsace, the period of the grape harvests offers the opportunity to taste the new wine

New wine

Tradition

He drinks from the end of September, in the first grape harvests, but formerly, his tasting was associated with the Martinmas (November 11th ), date in which the process of the fermentation is ended.

In the Middle Ages, the tradition wanted that we accompany Neier Siasser de la Saint-Martin with walnuts. To drink the new wine accompanied with walnut allowed to feel younger and sometimes even to cure.

Degustation

We drink it with some bacon and fruits, often with the grape. It is even served in bars and restaurants.

Surprise

It’s not everytime the same date to celebrate that, we just wait for the end of the grape harvests at the September and the beginning of October...

Saint Nicolas

The tradition of Saint Nicolas Day, usually on 6 December, is a festival for children in many countries in Europe related to surviving legends of the saint, and particularly his reputation as a bringer of gifts. "Saint Nicolas" is itself derived in part from the Dutch sinterklaas.

The tradition wants that Saint Nicolas is accompanied with a donkey. Saint Nicolas Day is a party inspired by a person having really lives, he’s called Nicolas de Myre.

In his lifetime, Nicolas de Myre was the protector of the children, the widows and low people. He was friendly and generous.

At the school, the children sing a song for the Saint-Nicolas.

La chanson des ecoliers.wmv.mp3

The Armistice

The armistice was signed November 11, 1918 at 5:15 am

Description of the armistice

That day veterans are at the war memorial.

They pay hommage to their brethren died during the First World War.

(1914-1918)

What we do during the ceremony ?The people of the municipality place sheaves.

During this celebration there is a medal ceremony.

Thank you everybody!!!