photo credit : sonictk/flickrNovember 1st is Toussaint or All Saint's Day in France. Similar to our Ching ming. The day to respect & honour the dead. The day people place flowers on the graves of dead relatives. It's also a public holiday where only churches are opened.
In France, the traditional funeral flower is the chrysanthemum. All week supermarkets & flower shops have been displaying pots & pots of chrysanthemums.
It may be good to know that this flower is associated with death & bad luck. A word of advice - if you're visiting a French family, don't ever buy them chrysanthemums.
In France, the traditional funeral flower is the chrysanthemum. All week supermarkets & flower shops have been displaying pots & pots of chrysanthemums.
It may be good to know that this flower is associated with death & bad luck. A word of advice - if you're visiting a French family, don't ever buy them chrysanthemums.
4 comments:
Good to know about the flower. Wouldn't want to make mistake if ever I had to bring flowers. Every culture has their own funeral flowers etc.
I thought it's also the same for the Chinese?
Thanks for the advice...
That's the thing with flowers. So always bring chocolates when invited. Cannot be wrong right... unless I meet a family who's allergic to cocoa!
Eunice - Just curious, what is the funeral flower in Thailand ?
backingermany - Oh is it a taboo to give chrysanthemum to the Chinese too ? Over here, it's more common to bring wine (must be French of course) & sometimes flowers or even a potted plant & chocolates.
Errmm actually All Saints Day isn't Ching Ming. It's a day to remember the saints. The day after - All Souls' Day which falls on 2nd Nov is the day for souls. Very much like Ching Ming. :)
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