Dear Mrs. Ross and Class:Blog #4
Hello Everyone. Maddy here again from France.
This week's story is about how scary and different cemetires (cemeteries) are in France from cemeteries in America.
Very different!
The first and biggest difference is that French cemeteries are above ground in huge stone tombs and not in graves in the ground. There is no grass at all...just stone and cement. The reason is that the ground here is hard and solid rock and it is impossible to blast the stone for graves. So all the tombs are above ground. Gross!!! But they are REALLY cool. Some are so old. Some over 300 years from the 17th century. And some are even broken. I sometimes think that ghosts can escape and that is very scary especially when I am in the cemeteries tout seul (alone) as my bus stop for school is at the door to our cemetery in Villefranche.
Another strange thing about French cemeteries is that chiens (dogs) are not allowed. That is really funny as dogs are allowed everywhere else, even in schools and restaurants.
Finally, French cemeteries are part of the life of everyone in each of the small villages. The old people all go to every funeral even if they don't know the person. And, it is so hilly here that the coffins have to be carried by hand as the voitures (cars) can't go up the stairs to the cemeteries which are always high in the towns with the very best views.
I hope you like the pictures and don't get too scared. It really is very different here and very spooky.Talk to you all next week.
-Maddy
4 comments:
Hello Maddy:
Sorry its taken us so long to leave more comments. Our class was recently chosen as the "guinea pigs" or "test subjects" for a brand new state reading test taken on the computers. Mrs. Ross has even had to train the other fourth grade teachers on this test...so needless to say, we've been busy!
We have a few comments and questions for you...
We can't believe that there's no dogs allowed in cemeteries. How crazy!
We'd like to know if you can see any bones or bodies in the broken graves?
We'd love to know how the newlywed couple is doing!
It's crazy that the dogs are allowed everywhere except cemeteries!
Does it ever freak you out to visit those cemeteries?!
PS - We wanted to tell you that WE GOT OUR LAPTOPS!!! They are FANTASTIC!!
We miss you and we can't wait to see you back here soon!
Lauren, from Mrs.Ross class again scary about that ghost excape. Were you really scared when you saw that?
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