Le mot du jour : La Toussaint
La Toussaint is a catholic celebration of all the Saints (Toussaint= tous les Saints= all saints) that takes place on the 1st of November. It’s not the same as the Day of the Dead, which is the next day.
La Toussaint is not a fun celebration like Halloween here, but the children have a two weeks holiday, and even the adults get a day off work on the 1st of November. Traditionally, people would buy flowers (usually chrysanthemum) and go to the cemetery on the family grave. This tradition tends to disappear but the sell of chrysanthemum is still huge at that time of the year.