Turkey? No, Catherinettes

 While most Americans are in an eating frenzy today, the French, especially the young women, are doing something much more refined. They are dressing up with silly hats on their heads. Why on earth would they want to do that? Well, it's to show that at 25 years-old, they are unmarried (and of course, still virgins).

Does this tradition leave you perplexed? Well, it's all Sainte Catherine's fault. November 25th is Sainte Catherine's saint day. Sainte Catherine, for those infidels out there, was a martyred virgin many, many years ago. She became the protectrice of all the young virgin girls to show them that virginity and the love of God was far more important than getting it on with the neighbor boy.

The tradition grew to the point where in France, any 25-y-o unmarried woman gets to show off by wearing a silly hat. Most of these strange hats are in a green color scheme, I have no idea why.

 Here's a cartoon about Catherinettes from Penélope Joliecouer.

"Since it's the patron saint's day of the youngest of unmarried women, the 25th Nov. (seemingly) is when the unmarried girls of more than 25 y-o must wear a personalized hat, the more ridiculous the better, because as everyone knows, it's a curse and a handicap to still be single at that age, even when no one gives a damn. -- the stupid bitches!!!











Ah yeah! But us, the Catherinettes, we can fart in bed!"