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Heritage, visit, Religious heritage in MartiniqueLe Cimetière de Bellefontaine------- Le Bourg 97222 Bellefontaine (Martinique)
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In the habits and customs of France Commons, the Cemeteries are often located too far from the heart of the city and also near the sea than Bellefontaine .... Located more than a kilometer from the heart of the city, the story reveals that this distance be somewhat useful. Indeed, when asked about it, the count bellifontains passionately how, during the long journey when they accompany their relatives to their final resting place, poetry tends to outweigh the pain. Thus, a few meters from the Caribbean Sea, the tears dried by the winds and the soothing melody of waves run aground on the shore, gradually transformed the gloomy sadness in sweet melancholy and nostalgic. On the other hand, Like other cemeteries on the island to mark the feast of All Saints, the Bellefontaine Cemetery is the dress of light: a tribute to the departed, each grave is then illuminated by thousands of candles. Finally, Note that the cross dating from the mid-twentieth century is a heritage of France, and the painter Jules MARILLAC (1888-1950) is buried.
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