Bachelor party ritual

I met this young "convict" (bagnard) the same day as the Gay Pride "hugging man."

He was celebrating the end of his bachelor's life (in French we use an expression that means "to bury one's bachelor's life). He let me take a photo of him but I dared not ask him if he considered marriage to be a prison.

I'm asking that question to you today :-))

Amy, from the blog "Chitlins and Camembert" explains what the French bachelor party consists of :

The phrase for "bachelor party" in French is enterrement de vie de garcon, which translates as "funeral (or burial) of the life of young man", or looser translation "you are now an old fart". This event is celebrated differently in different places, with three standard features:

1. the groom (or bride if it is an enterrement de vie de jeune fille) is dressed up by their friends in an embarrassing costume

2. they then must do some sort of stunt that forces them to interact with the general public

3. everyone must get really drunk

As long as these three features are included, you can find a variety of other traditions included in the bachelor party, depending on where you are.

Have a very nice weekend!