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"La Marseillaise" [a] is the national anthem of France. It was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by the First French Republic against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin ".
Also known as corded quilting, Marseilles work or piqué marseillais, this technique was developed in Marseille in the early eighteenth century, and became an important local industry. [1] The two layers of plain fabric are stretched together without wadding, and intricately stitched together using backstitch , or after the mid-18th century ...
It gets its name from the tourte, which is what it was originally made from. Though the name "tourtière" is derived from its filling, the tourte—the French name for the passenger pigeon that is now extinct in North America—was historically used as its filling before the 20th century. [4] Tourtière is not exclusive to Quebec.
Elaborate and showy dishes were the result, such as tourte parmerienne which was a pastry dish made to look like a castle with chicken-drumstick turrets coated with gold leaf. One of the grandest showpieces of the time was a roast swan or peacock sewn back into its skin with feathers intact, the feet and beak being gilded. Since both birds are ...
Actually, tourte was used in tourtière before it became extinct. In fact, it is believed overhunting was the cause of the bird's disappearance. The tourte was then replaced by beef or pork. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.167.181.29 (talk • contribs) , at 02:43, 14 December 2005
La Marseillaise is a French film of 1938, directed by Jean Renoir.A vast political, social, and military panorama of the French Revolution up to the autumn of 1792, its many episodes range from the life of ordinary working people through the committed bourgeois struggling for change up to those in the upper echelons of society defending the status quo.
Stark images show the "heartbreaking" aftermath of the Los Angeles County wildfires, which continue to burn.
"Le Petit Marseillais" (Little Boy from Marseille) is the biggest brand, comprising roughly 70 percent of the company's sales.[15]1981 – The brand was established by Bernard Lengellé, [15] a former journalist of "Dauphiné Libéré" newspaper who revived the old recipe of famous Marseilles soap (probably dating back to 1921) and started selling it to pharmacies in Vaucluse. [16]