#thiers

[postcard-from-the-past]

Bridge in Thiers, Auvergne region of France

French vintage postcard

[chic-a-gigot]

L'Art et la mode, no. 50, vol. 6, 14 novembre 1885, Paris. Costume de Bretonne, dessin original de Thiers. Bibliothèque nationale de France

[luci-lle-e]

Hair. (French Folks Traditions.) part 1.

In Pliny (Natural History, book 11) it is mentioned that man is the one of all animals who has the longest hair, especially the "hairy", inhabitants of the Alps and Gaul.

For a long time, women's hair has been a sexual symbol that should be hidden with a veil or a bonnet. Since the Middle Ages, only young girls have the right to go out bareheaded. According to demonologists, devils have a particular taste for women's hair.

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To comb your hair :

In the 19th century, to have beautiful hair and find a husband, you had to comb your hair in the moonlight (Provence.)

However, if a woman combs her hair while walking in the countryside, evil spirits will immediately come and grab her by the hair (Alpes-Maritimes.)

In Normandy, surprising a woman combing her hair when you enter a house is a bad omen.

In Puy de Dôme, the woman who wants to receive communion in church must comb her hair the day before midnight, but never the same day.

In the 17th century, Abbot Thiers reported that combing your hair on Friday brought lice.

Cutting your hair : The phases of the moon have a direct influence on the growth and beauty of hair. Depending on the region, opinions differ as to the best time :

They must be cut at the new moon but they will fall early (Vosges, Berry.)

They must be cut at the end of the new moon, but never during the full moon if you do not want to get sick. (Côtes d’Armor.)

In Poitou, it is recommended not to cut children's hair in May, lest they go crazy.

We avoid colds if we cut them on Friday in Bas Languedoc.

In the Northern Alps, the new moon was preferred, but it had to be absolutely waxing. At that time the hair grew back quickly and vigorously.

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Magic Medicine :

Recipe to avoid losing your hair (Lorraine) : apply to your scalp a wild cat skin that has been soaked with cow urine for 7 days. Then rub your head with butter made with the milk of a black cow that does not go to pasture, or wash your head with sow's milk.

To avoid being hoarse, there's nothing like a lock of hair stuffed in your mouth (Brittany.)

To avoid headaches all year round, you must comb your hair before sunrise on Good Friday, in Moselle.

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[Excerpts taken from M.C Delmas in Dictionnaire de la France Mystérieuse, and from my grandmother's memories.]

pic source

Part 2 "love magic" here.

[nesiacha]

It is interesting to see that the government of Year II during the French Revolution—specifically the Montagnards, les exagérés, and les Enragés—are often criticized in television, films, and school textbooks, while Thiers and his allies, who caused the massacre of up to 20,000 people in one week during the suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871, are given a free pass or are barely mentioned. There are very few films on the subject; so far, I have only found two: one about the life of Rossel and another about Louise Michel, which focuses on her life after deportation. When the topic is discussed, it is often minimized or explained away as being a product of its historical context

[empirearchives]

Napoleon as a rallying cry during the revolutions in France during the 19th century

July Revolution (French Revolution of 1830):

French Revolution of 1848:

Source: The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914, Richard J. Evans

[isthenapoleoncute]

Rating: Not a Napoleon, and even if it was, it would be not cute!

As we know, a lot of creatures like to disguise themselves as Napoleons in order to discourage predators from attacking them. Or in order to encourage predators to attack them, because they like to fight, it honestly depends on the animal.

So this isn’t a Napoleon. It’s a Thiers. Look, it says Thiers right there, we don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out

But. Even if it was a Napoleon? Napoleons pride themselves on SPEED! Oh, you thought their army was on one side of the Alps? BOOM actually it’s on the other. Speed, speed, speed!

How is a Napoleon gonna go fast if he’s on a snail? Exactly! Unhealthy mount for the Napoleon.

[vieuxmetiers]

Un polisseur au travail, Thiers, Puy-de-Dôme.