What happens on La Toussaint?

La Toussaint France is the day after Halloween. It is a catholic holy day and in France it’s a public holiday and a time when families visit cemeteries to remember and honour their deceased relatives. It’s traditional for families to put a pot of chrysanthemums on the graves of their family for la Fete de la Toussaint.Click to see full answer. Hereof, what do the French do on La Toussaint?What is la Toussaint, All Saints’ Day in France. All Saints’ Day in France marks a school and work break half-way between Summer and Christmas. For the French catholics, “Toussaint” is a special time for honouring the dead. A time to visit cemeteries and put flowers on the graves.Similarly, what do families do during La Toussaint? So what do people do on All Saints’ Day also known as la Fete de la Toussaint? Being a national public holiday they do not go to work but rather traditionally spend the day visiting the graves of their family, attending church services, dining together or enjoying their short holiday break with their family. Similarly one may ask, how do people celebrate la Toussaint? Many Christians honor the lives of their deceased relatives and all the saints on All Saints’ Day (La Toussaint). They visit special church services and place flowers on family graves. In France, it is also a popular period for a short autumn (fall) vacation.What does lunch on La Toussaint consist of?Lunch on All Saints’ Day is usually lamb or game. But at midnight the French often eat a supper that consists of bacon, black grain, pancakes and cider in honour of the dead. This public holiday falls during school holidays in Autumn so it has become very popular for families to gather as a part of a short vacation.