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A souvenir (French for 'a remembrance or memory'), [1] memento, keepsake, or token of remembrance [1] is an object a person acquires for the memories the owner associates with it. A souvenir can be any object that can be collected or purchased and transported home by the traveler as a memento of a visit.
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Le Souvenir français is a French association for maintaining war memorials and war memory, comparable to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It was created in 1887 in the departments of Alsace and Lorraine. Young women in traditional dress had been furtively placing cockades on soldiers' tombs.
A sponsor in the United States Congress is the first member of the House or Senate to be listed among the potentially numerous lawmakers who introduce a bill for consideration. [1] Committees are occasionally identified as sponsors of legislation as well. A sponsor is also sometimes called a "primary sponsor." [2]
Various pins representing media organizations, sponsors, athletes, nations, and mascots are distributed, and athletes and attendees often engage in pin trading amongst themselves to collect them. The tradition began at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens , where cardboard pins were worn by coaches, athletes, and reporters for identification.
A gift shop or souvenir shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs, memorabilia, and other items relating to a particular topic or theme. [1] The items sold often include coffee mugs , stuffed animals , toys , t-shirts , postcards , handmade collections and other souvenirs, intended to be kept by the buyer as a memento of their visit, or given ...
Souvenir, composition by František Drdla (1868–1944) Souvenir, composition by László Sáry (born 1940) Souvenir, composition by John Cage; Souvenir, composition by Frank Bridge (1879–1941) Souvenir, song by Édouard Lalo (1823–1892) Souvenir (Magnus Lindberg), a 2010 musical composition by Magnus Lindberg
The countries in which the French Wikipedia is the most popular language version of Wikipedia are shown in dark blue. Page views by country over time on the French Wikipedia. The audience measurement company Médiamétrie questioned a sample of 8,500 users residing in France with access to Internet at home or at their place of work.