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J. A. MacCulloch believes Dames Blanches are one of the recharacterizations of pre-Christian female goddesses, and suggested their name Dame may have derived from the ancient guardian goddesses known as the Matres, by looking at old inscriptions to guardian goddesses, specifically inscriptions to "the Dominæ, who watched over the home, perhaps became the Dames of mediæval folk-lore."
A casquette girl (French: fille à la cassette) but also known historically as a casket girl or a Pelican girl, [1] was a woman brought from France to the French colonies of Louisiana to marry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the small chests, known as casquettes, in which they carried their clothes.
Grimm notes the image of the Weiße Frauen basking in the sun and bathing "melts into the notion of a water-holde [i.e. Holda] and nixe". [1] The Weiße Frauen also have counterparts in both name and characterization in neighboring countries: In the Netherlands they are known as the Witte Wieven, and in France as the Dames Blanches.
A White Lady (or woman in white) is a type of female ghost. She is typically dressed in a white dress or similar garment, reportedly seen in rural areas and associated with local legends of tragedy. White Lady legends are found in many countries around the world.
Queen Elena of Italy and Crown Princess Marie-José wearing white garments in the presence of Pope Pius XII at the Quirinal Palace on 27 December 1939.. Le privilège du blanc (pronounced [lə pʁivilɛʒ dy blɑ̃]; "the privilege of the white") is a custom of the Catholic Church that permits certain designated female royalty to wear white clothing (traditionally a white dress and white veil ...
The White Doe or The Doe in the Woods (La Biche au bois) From ''New Tales, or Fairies in Fashion (Contes Nouveaux ou Les Fees a la Mode) (1698) Belle-Belle (Belle-Belle ou Le Chevalier Fortuné) Green Serpent (Serpentin vert) Puddocky or The White Cat (La Chatte Blanche) The Golden Branch (Le Rameau d'Or) The Pigeon and the Dove (Le Pigeon et ...
Lyonnaise cuisine refers to cooking traditions and practices centering on the area around the French city of Lyon [1] and historical Lyonnais culinary traditions. In the 16th century, Catherine de Medici brought cooks from Florence to her court and they prepared dishes from agricultural products from many regions of France. This was ...
The sculpture is similar to Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty. [28] At the time of the French Revolution, as the most common of people were fighting for their rights, it seemed fitting to name the Republic after the most common of French women's names: Marie and Anne.