It is believed that if women just touch their lips to the statue and rub their sensitive parts, they will easily get pregnant.
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Père Lachaise Cemetery in central Paris has become a popular tourist destination. It is the resting place of many famous people in French history. |
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This seemingly ordinary cemetery has a strange statue, which is cared for by visitors in a very special way. It is a statue imitating the appearance of the famous journalist Victor Noir (1852-1870), who lived during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte III. |
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He died after a gunfight, his funeral at that time became a shocking event in Paris with hundreds of thousands of people attending. After his death, a statue was carved in his youthful, elegant appearance. |
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However, this statue also carries a legend passed down through the generations among ladies. They just need to come to his tomb, touch their lips to the statue and rub their hands on his "private parts", and they will easily get pregnant. |
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After each prayer, people often put fresh flowers on the statue's hat or arm as a thank you. That is why there are so many fresh flowers around Victor's grave. |
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Thanks to this sensitive "curse", the statue of Victor Noir is very popular with female tourists. Those who come here, the more delicate ones perform the "ritual" gently, but there are also many tourists who pose in an indecent and impolite manner, affecting the resting place of the deceased. |
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This once forced the cemetery management board and the city government to decide to fence off the grave. However, this decision later met with opposition from many women, so the grave was liberated. |
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After hundreds of years of exposure to wind and rain, the bronze statue has oxidized and turned a dull green. However, only the sensitive areas, Victor's nose, lips, chin and the tips of his shoes are still shiny due to being touched so often by tourists. |
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