The Loire Valley and especially Blois
There was no ceremony for Remembrance Day this year due to Covid19 but someone came and hoisted the flags. The chrysanthemums are traditional French graveyard flowers as they always bloom for All Saints Day. Il n’y avait pas de cérémonie pour l’Armistice cette année à cause du Covid19 mais quelqu’un est passé hisser les drapeaux. …
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In France,11th November commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” A ceremony takes place in each town and flowers are placed on the war memorial. We were surprised …
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11th November is a public holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” A ceremony takes place in each town and flowers are placed …
11th November is a public holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.” A ceremony takes place in each town and flowers are placed …
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