Happy Birthday Mom! Many children had to kill themselves this Sunday, June 7 . And yes, we are starting the week by paying tribute to the mothers. Traditionally, on Mother's Day, children offer gifts to express their gratitude. Gifts of all kinds: from the most classic, jewelry, flowers or perfumes to the most greedy. And why not concoct a good family meal to awaken your taste buds?
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This Sunday, June 7, we pay tribute to mothers. Happy birthday to all mothers !! In 1926, the first official recognition: the "day of mothers of large families" is celebrated. From 1941 the Vichy regime gave a new dimension to this celebration which was part of its ideology "work, family, homeland". It is the law of May 24, 1950 which fixes the 4th Sunday of May Mother's Day. It is postponed to the first Sunday in June when the Christian feast of Pentecost falls on the last Sunday in May. Credit: Wikimedia commons #fetedesmeres #fetedesmamans
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A famous cook could have delighted mothers: Antonin Carême, a high figure in French cuisine of the 19th century, born June 8, 1784, was recognized for his fabulous pieces assembled with carefully worked decorations. In his book Le Pâtissier picturesque , Antonin Carême presents his creations with his own drawings. Pastry chef, architect, Antonin Carême remains the cook of feasts and banquets.
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Antonin Carême, this name may not mean much to you today ... And yet Marie-Antoine Carême, known as Antonin Carême, born June 8, 1784, was the great cook of the early 19th century. Considered the first "chef" in the history of French cuisine (the chefs owe him the famous white toque), Antonin Carême revolutionized the art of cooking and laid the foundations for our gastronomy. Specialist in assembled parts, he is credited with the authorship of vol-au-vent. Long chef in the service of diplomacy, he was nicknamed the "cook of kings" and the "king of cooks". Credit: Wikimedia commons #cooking #gastronomy #patisserie #chefcuisinier #antonincareme
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Far from joyful children paying homage to their mothers, the theme of unhappy childhood comes up again and again in the novels of the famous British writer Charles Dickens, whose anniversary of his death was remembered on June 9, 1870. He himself knew the age of twelve, misery and hunger. That year his father was imprisoned and little Dickens had to leave school to work in a shoe polish factory. Two of his most famous novels Oliver Twist and David Copperfield tell the story of orphans facing persecution either from a tortured bead or a cruel stepfather. Even today, these characters touched by misery nourish the imagination of children.
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Popular figure of the Victorian era, Charles Dickens died on June 9, 1870. "An irreparable loss for English literature" according to Le Figaro of the time. He leaves a considerable work: "Oliver Twist", "David Copperfield", "The antique store", "The Christmas tree", "The great hopes" ... The famous British novelist rests in the abbey of Westminster in the "corner of poets". Credit: Wikimedia commons #charlesdickens #litteratureanglaise #britishliterature #davidcopperfield #olivertwist
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We also mentioned the novelist Jules Vallès (1832-1885): his novel The Child (1879) of highly autobiographical inspiration recounts the seventeen years of learning of the young Jacques Vingtras growing at the rate of the blows given by his mother and by his father.
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Journalist, writer, politician Jules Vallès was born on June 11, 1832 in Haute-Loire. He had an unhappy childhood and participated with fervor in the revolutionary days of 1848. Arrived in Paris, he led a bohemian life and wrote his first book "Money" (1857). Spotted by Le Figaro, the newspaper hired him by entrusting him with the column "Figaro on the stock market". Villemessant, the newspaper's director, opened his columns to him: November 1, 1860 appeared on the front page "Sunday of a poor young man" . Then the columnist continues his collaboration. A year later, he published "The dead", a vibrant article on the anonymous cemeteries: "I will greet these strangers, pell-mell in the mass grave, with a last farewell, which, in fact, has not say, abducted death, but that killed life. " He then founded several newspapers fighting for freedom of the press and passionately defending the common people. Credit: Wikimedia commons # julesvallès #litteraturefrancaise
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