29- All Saints in Brittany Photo

Photographer’s Note

The cult of the dead is still very vivid in Brittany, and on All Saints Day, on November 1st, it's very common for people to reunite, just as for Christmas.
They often go to church in the morning and then go to the cemeteries to pay their respects to the deceased in their families. All the tombs are covered in flowers, and the graveyards are a beautiful, and cheerful sight, crowded with people who haven't seen each other in a long time.
I like the French saying: " one of the virtues of death is to reunite the living. "
It's cheerful of course, if the deaths they are remembering were normal at a normal age to die.
But if the death is recent and was tragic, of course,there is a lot of sorrow. That's why I didn't want to offend anyone by taking the photograph while the cemetery was crowded.

John_F_Kennedy, dospordostres, JCG, touristdidi, Edern has marked this note useful

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John_F_Kennedy (30723) 2006-11-08 6:01

Interesting a place and scene. Fine colours and composition.
TFS
Achim

dospordostres (1127) 2006-11-08 7:15

Hi Marie Louise,
I had no idea that all saints was important in France, it is cery much so in BOlivia. It's great to learn about other people's cultures through their own images. I like the colors and the perspective in this one; maybe the two shadows on the bottom could be cropped.
Best,
Daniel

clic (4063) 2006-11-08 15:05

Bonjour Marie Louise
Presqu'un concours de décoration florale !!
Ça laisse présager que les défunts aux tombes parées sont heureux là-haut!
Au plaisir!
Robert

JCG (24899) 2006-11-09 4:54

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,

Photo de Toussaint. Les cimetières font moins tristes avec toutes ces jolies couleurs. Bon cadrage mais attention aux pots de fleurs... ils vont glisser. Une petit WS pour redresser tout ça.

Amitiés et à bientôt,

Kenavo, Jean-Charles

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Edern (594) 2007-06-06 12:50

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Une photo a côté de laquelle je ne pouvais passer, pour deux raisons.
Premièrement, il fallait oser la prendre, et la proposer. Mais elle représente bien un élémant important de notre culture, que la note explique bien. Merci donc pour "découverte".
Deuxièmement, parce que des membres de ma famille reposent dans ce cimetière, que je n'ai pas visité depuis longtemps. Tu me permet donc de le faire "virtuellement".
Le cliché n'est pas parfait (orientation, ombre de l'artiste) mais la prise"sur le vif" dans un tel endroit n'a pas du te laisser le temps de fignoler. Indulgence du jury, donc.
Amitiés,
Jean-Michel