https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv Halloween in France...or the lack of it! en-us 2022-10-09 23:08:02 UTC 2022-10-19 18:11:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f383.png 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332822007 Halloween is not a traditionally French holiday, so it is mostly viewed as commercial and an opportunity for stores to capitalize on traditions like carving pumpkins. While some kids may participate in trick-or-treating to get candy, it's not very common and seeing kids in costumes knocking on doors is not the norm on Halloween.]]> 2022-10-09 23:16:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332822007 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332825949 2022-10-09 23:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332825949 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332828297 The day after Halloween is known as La Toussaint (All Saints' Day). This is a national public holiday, so most do not go to work and kids get the day off from school. The day is a religious Catholic holiday dedicated to honoring saints and remembering beloved dead relatives.]]> 2022-10-09 23:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332828297 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332833345 Those who opt to get in costume for the holiday are probably going to pick something scary rather than comical. It is more likely to see a zombie or skeleton on Halloween than a superhero or princess. And of course, Disneyland Paris likes to use the holiday to their advantage. They host an annual Halloween festival that lasts nearly the whole month of October. For those used to an American Halloween, Disneyland is where the holiday will feel most familiar.]]> 2022-10-09 23:42:23 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332833345 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332836065 For La Toussaint, people visit the graves of dead family members. They clean the graves and place fresh flowers. The most abundant of these flowers are chrysanthemums. Also known as mums or chrysanths, these blooms are native to Asia and Northeastern Europe. While seen as a common Mother's Day gift in other countries, in France, they symbolize death.]]> 2022-10-09 23:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332836065 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332836754 "Toussaint" is the contraction of "Tous les Saints." In English, this means "All the Saints."]]> 2022-10-09 23:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332836754 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332838635 2022-10-09 23:56:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332838635 2025seilerm https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332839799 2022-10-09 23:59:08 UTC https://padlet.com/2025seilerm/4ul5bo36qonh96fv/wish/2332839799