This French phrase can arise after a significant death or disaster.
Why do I need to know? Deuil’s Journée?
Because If the French flag is ever at half -mast, this could be the reason.
What does it mean?
Journée de Deuil – It is pronounced more or less Jour-Nay of Duh-Yu- translates as ‘Mourning Day’.
You may see this phrase from time to time in the French press after the death of a significant public figure.
While many countries will call national days of mourning for religious figures, such as the Pope, in France there are strict limitations for when you can call an official day of grieving.
To be official, a Deuil National Journée It must be called by the President, who is a presidential decree.
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Then, it is the prime minister who establishes the terms, if the day implies establishing medium flags -more or respecting a minute of silence.
For a long time, until 2001, the National Duel Days were reserved to pay tribute to the deceased French presidents. However, after September 11 in the United States, a national day of grieving in France was declared.
The same was done after the attack by Charlie Hebdo and other terrorist attacks (for example, the attacks of November 13 and the attack of July 2016 in Nice).
More recently, France declared a Deuil National Journée On December 23 to honor the victims of the Chido cyclone, which devastated the territory of the French Foreign Island of Mayotte.
Local authorities can also pay their own taxes, for example, the city of Paris often turns off the lights of the Eiffel Tower to respect a deceased national or international figure.
Use it like that
Durant La Journée de Deuil, Drapeaux Seont and Berne Pour Honorer Ceux Qui in Perdu la Vie Dans The Terrible Tempête à Mayotte, a tentaré lesident. – Due Duel duration, our flags will be half mast to honor those who lost their lives in the terrible storm in Mayotte, said the president.
The nameup pays Oncrété Plusieurs Jours of Deuil Officiels à la Suite du Decès du Pape. – Many countries have declared several official duel days after the death of the Pope.
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