November 11, 2021: commemoration in Paris, stores open this bank holiday – Linternaute.com

ARMISTICE NOVEMBER 11 – On the occasion of the 103rd anniversary of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a commemoration ceremony is held at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. At the four cons of France, ceremonies will honor this symbolic date. What is the program of the official ceremony? Which shops and museums are open on this holiday?

[Mis à jour le 10 novembre 2021 à 22h05] The whole of France commemorates the Armistice of the First World War this Thursday, November 11, 2021. In the morning, it is at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe, the Elysée honors the 103rd anniversary of the armistice of 1918 in the presence of the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron. Hubert Germain, the last Liberation companion who died on October 12 at the age of 101, is honored with a national tribute.

This is a new opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the Armistice of November 11, 1918. Numerous tributes to the “hairy” dead for France are scheduled at some 30,000 war memorials built in towns and cities. French villages. At 11 a.m. sharp on November 11, 2021, commemorative bells will ring in every village in France.

This holiday Thursday November 11 will also be an opportunity for some to meet up with their family, to go for a walk or to do a little shopping. The perfect time to revamp your wardrobe as winter approaches or start spotting Christmas presents. Parisians will also be delighted to be able to benefit exceptionally from free parking spaces throughout the city. Discover in our file below the program of the commemoration of November 11, but also the shops and museums open this holiday, the weather forecast that awaits you, and the story of November 11, 1918.

On November 11 in Paris, the President of the Republic, who wears the Bleuet de France in his buttonhole, lays a wreath in front of the statue of Georges Clemenceau, President of the Council during the First World War. After ascending the Champs-Élysées, escorted by the Republican Guard, he lays a second wreath in front of the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, before rekindling the flame. The coffin of Hubert Germain, the last Companion of the Liberation, will ascend the Champs-Élysées, from the Invalides to the Arc de Triomphe. The President of the Republic will deliver a speech at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe in homage to the Companions and the Order of the Liberation. This commemoration ceremony at the foot of the Arc de Triomphe is broadcast from 10:15 am on the TF1 set and simultaneously on LCI.

Armistice Day 1918 is also commemorated throughout France and TF1 / LCI are organizing a special program on the occasion of its 103rd anniversary. At 11 a.m. sharp, the time at which the fighting was suspended in 1918, the bells were ringing in all French villages.

November 11 marks the anniversary of the Armistice of 1918. This document, signed between Germany and the Triple Entente (France, Great Britain, United States) and prelude to the Treaty of Versailles of 1919, suspended the fighting which had been raging for four years between the two camps. Each year, in France, this symbolic day is celebrated with a series of ceremonies paying homage to the soldiers of the Great War, who died for France, near some 30,000 war memorials built in French towns and villages.

Although November 11 is a public holiday, classic supermarkets such as Auchan, Carrefour, Lidl, Cora, Auchan, Carrefour, Lidl, Cora, Giant Casino, Leader Price, Aldi, Action or Leclerc generally remain open today. It is the same for DIY stores type Castorama or Leroy Merlin. But be careful, the opening of these supermarkets is done on a case-by-case basis depending on the department and the city where you are. To check if the store near you is open on November 11, go to the search page of the brand’s website. Enter your postal code and check your store’s hours.

In Paris, the department stores of Galeries Lafayette and BHV Marais remain open on November 11. Just like, on the shopping center side, the Carrousel du Louvre, the Beaugrenelle Center, the Italy 2 Center or the Passy Plaza. All the (numerous) peripheral shopping centers are also open such as Parly 2, Val d’Europe, Evry 2 etc. Here are the opening hours for Thursday, November 11, 2021.

• Galeries Lafayette: open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Carrousel du Louvre: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Le Bon Marché: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• BHV: from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Forum des Halles: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Printemps Haussmann: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Printemps Nation: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Printemps Louvre: 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Passy Plaza: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Center Italy 2: from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Montparnasse Rive Gauche: from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Passage du Havre: from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

November 11 can be an opportunity to immerse yourself in history or culture as a family or on your own. You will be spoiled for choice for a visit to a monument, museum or castle. In Paris, the Pompidou Center, Palais de Tokyo, Louvre Museum, Atelier des Lumières, Eiffel Tower, Grévin Museum, Guimet Museum and Carnavalet Museum are opening their doors. The Museum of the Great War celebrates its 10th anniversary and offers a day of free entertainment. The castles of Fontainebleau, Malmaison or Breteuil welcome visitors.

The choice of the date of November 11 is no accident: it is a “French” choice since this date falls exactly on that of the traditional feast of the patron saint of the Franks, St-Martin. The cannon was therefore silent at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the year 1918 on the front in the North-East of France … and therefore all over Europe. The soldiers then leave the trenches without fear but the festivities are necessarily mourning. From 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, volleys of bells and bugle blasts heralded the end of the fighting on the Western Front. They resound after four years of war which left France bloodless and 1,500,000 victims, mostly young. In total, the Great War caused more than 8 million deaths and injuries. At 4 p.m., at the Palais Bourbon, Clemenceau read the terms of the armistice. He also salutes Alsace and Lorraine while paying homage to the Nation.

In 1919, the project of homage to an unknown soldier who died in the First World War, an anonymous symbol of all the “Poilus”, was adopted by the French deputies. The following year, the unknown soldier who was to be transferred to Paris was appointed by another soldier in Verdun, by placing a bouquet of flowers on one of the coffins. In the process, in 1920, Parliament voted unanimously on the following law: “Article 1^er : The honors of the Pantheon will be returned to the remains of one of the unidentified soldiers who died on the field of honor during the 1914-1918 War. […]
Article 2: […] The remains of the Unknown Soldier will be buried under the Arc de Triomphe. “This will be done on January 28, 1921.

On November 24, 1922, Parliament declared November 11 a “national holiday” with the denomination of “Remembrance Day”. From then on, November 11 becomes a public holiday. On November 11 of the following year, following the idea put forward by several artists, a “Flame of Remembrance” was lit by the Minister of War André Maginot. Sacred flame that a “Committee of the Flame” has since the task of rekindling every day at dusk. It never died out, even during the Occupation. To keep her alive, a very strict ceremony of “rekindling the flame” has been observed daily for 92 years, always the same. It takes place every evening at 6.30 p.m. The Associations are led, in procession, as far as the Arc de triomphe, with the wreath bearers in the lead then the flag bearers. Flag of “The Flame”, bugle and drum of the Republican Guard are displayed near the Sacred Dalle. The ringing of the Flame is ringing; the flame is rekindled; the sheaves laid down. Then the “Aux Morts” bell rings, the flags are lowered and a minute of silence is followed. We sign the Golden Book, we greet each other then all meet again at the foot of the tomb, to listen to the musicians play “Honor to the Unknown Soldier”.

Also called Remembrance Day, the 315th day of the year (316th in case ofLeap year as was the case in 2016) can lead to a “bridge” in November, an extended weekend for both employees and the self-employed. In 2021, the public holiday of November 11 falling on a Thursday, employees can take their Friday to benefit from a 4-day weekend.. But students, from kindergarten to university, are not allowed to bridge November 11.

According to the forecasts of The Weather Channel, the weather will be unstable on November 11, with showers and clouds expected in the morning in the Mediterranean, while fog and gray will reign elsewhere. The weather will be sunny and milder in the afternoon, with the exception of the rains which will persist around the Mediterranean and in Corsica.

The armistice of 1918 is a treaty which occupies a large place in history. What happened on November 11, 1918? After the failure of the German offensives of June and July 1918 during the Great war, the Americans and the British began an offensive in August 1918 which definitively pushed back the German forces. At the end of two months of resistance from the German General Staff, the text of the armistice was negotiated and recorded in the “Armistice Wagon” on November 11, 1918, at 5.15 am. This is the command wagon of Marshal Foch near the Allied headquarters, not far from the Rethondes station in the Oise. At 11 am on November 11, 1918, the armistice took effect on the front.

By signing the famous treaty in Rethondes on November 11, 1918, the Allied forces and Germany officially ended their conflict by setting several conditions. Also on November 11, Charles I, then Emperor of Austria, finally renounced the throne – his Habsburg dynasty had ruled for over 600 years. For 100 years, even among the youngest, the day of November 11 has symbolized the outcome of the Great War.

The meeting of November 11 contains many anecdotes, and its history remains unknown or forgotten by many former schoolchildren. What did the Treaty of Versailles say? What were the conditions of the 1918 armistice? Find out more in our case dedicated to the 1918 armistice.

Saint-Martin is the patron saint of France. Christian tradition has it that “When Clovis attributed his victory in 507 to the protection of Saint-Martin and Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Martin then became the patron saint of the Franks. The Merovingians were then imitated by the Carolingians and later by the Capetians who declared themselves “lay abbots of St Martin of Tours”.