Valentines Day custom in France now officially banned - @melissa

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:45:51 -0500

An old Valentines Day custom in France and now officially banned was called the "une loterie d'amour" or "drawing for love". This entailed single people of all ages entering houses that faced opposite each other and calling out through the windows till eventually they paired off with each other. The male suitor if not particularly attracted to his partner would leave her and the women left single would build a large bonfire and ceremoniously burn images of the men that had deserted them whilst simultaneously hurling abuse and curses at the ungrateful men. Though this was probably very therapeutic for the rejected women inevitably it was a practice that soon became out of hand and was eventually banned by the French government.

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Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:20:45 -0500

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Valentines Day custom in France now officially banned - @melissa

Thank You - @melissa