The French remain faithful to the chrysanthemum for All Saints' Day despite the increase in prices. Discover the origins of this tradition born during the First World War and why it still continues today. But finding French flowers is not always easy...
This All Saints' Day weekend, many French people will be heading to cemeteries to put flowers on the graves of their deceased loved ones. And like every year, the chrysanthemum is the essential flower for this period of contemplation. But why this unwavering love for this flower that looks like a colorful pompom? Let's dive together into the origins of this tradition that is deeply rooted in France.
If the chrysanthemum has become the floral symbol of All Saints' Day, it is largely thanks to Raymond Poincaré. Indeed, in 1919, the then President of the Republic encouraged the French to put flowers on the graves of soldiers who died in combat during the First World War. And it was quite natural that the chrysanthemum was chosen, the autumn flower par excellence, whose warm and comforting colors wonderfully evoke memory and melancholy.
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