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Meaning/usage of "Toussaint"

Je ne peux pas comprendre exactement l'usage du nom "toussaint". Est-ce qu' il y a quelqu'un qui pourrait me l'expliquer s'il vous plait?

Permalink Reply by Frank on November 6, 2009 at 10:06am: Hi Maria,

"(la) Toussaint" is the All Saint's day.

It's a public holiday in France, and the traditional occasion for a visit to the cemetery to lay flowers on graves.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by maria chouchou on November 6, 2009 at 10:23am: thank you very much,Frank!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on November 7, 2009 at 1:03pm: Also, I'm guessing the poster may have seen the expression la veille de la Toussaint, sometimes used to refer to "Halloween" (though I think you may as well say le soir de Halloween -- it's essentially a US concept).; ▶ Reply to This

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