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Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris
Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris
CHT163124 Cats thrown into the bonfire in the Place de Greve, Paris, during the night of the summer solstice, illustration from Le Bon Roi Henri by Abel Hermant (1862-1950), c.1900 (colour engraving) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Bucher de chats sur la place de Greve lors de la nuit de la Saint-Jean; reign of Henri IV (1553-1610); fete de la St Jean; les feux de la St Jean; belief that every 22 June, summer solstice, cats participated in a great sabbath conducted by the devil; so cats were burnt to prevent this; ); eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright
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