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.
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.
ReplyDeleteI thought it's also the same for the Chinese?
ReplyDeleteThanks 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 ?
ReplyDeletebackingermany - 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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