I'd been told that Halloween in France is primarily seen in stores as a marketing gimmick. Supposedly 'regular' French don't recognize it, viewing it as another American commercial excess. The Toussaint holiday is celebrated with a long school vacance. Yet while visiting a friend in Burgundy, we saw a primary school in the small town of Joigny with drawings of witches posted in their school windows and in the vestiare above the coats and boots. And Anna, who lives in the tiny village of Venizy, says she gets trick-or-treaters every year.
How cute! I love the witch drawings! It's interesting reading the children's names.
Posted by: Leah Williams | November 09, 2008 at 09:47 PM