All Souls Day, meanings and traditions

The famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde wrote: “Nowadays, we survive everything except death. » Indeed, medicine and science have been working for a long time to delay death as much as possible but no one has yet escaped it. This is what makes life so precious and why we should enjoy it every day. Why do you want to live forever? “Eternity is long, especially towards the end. » summed it up so well by Woody Allen, also a renowned American screenwriter.

In Christian tradition, November 2 has been on the calendar as All Souls' Day for over 1000 years. Originally pagan, this festival is today celebrated throughout the world and more particularly in Mexico with very joyful practices. (Dia de los muertos) Mexicans go to cemeteries with offerings of food, alcohol, sweets, and music according to the tastes of the deceased they want to honor. We also suggest you watch the excellent animated film Coco (Disney/Pixar 2017) which shows the scale and importance of this holiday for Mexicans. If, in Quebec, this holiday is celebrated more soberly, it is no less important. Out of respect for deceased loved ones, many take the opportunity to visit the cemetery and adorn the grave with flowers. Some pray, others dig out old photos to revive memories. Even if most of us are no longer regular churchgoers, faith in life after death still remains very present.

When a loved one dies, we often receive a material inheritance from their time on earth. This can result in an amount of money (always nice!), properties (even nicer!) and maybe even jewelry (very nice!). Although these are no longer up to date, they still have sentimental value and we don't want to part with them. And if we think about it, the resale value is absolutely not interesting and monetizing the metals seems disrespectful to those who left them to us. Usually, these jewels end up sleeping in a trunk. A unique solution exists to honor this heritage from heaven. Thanks to a physical and artistic transformation, jewelry that was gathering dust can quickly become the centerpieces of your jewelry chest and the jewels of your most beautiful evening outfits. The transformation of jewelry is still little known but it turns out to be a completely logical approach to keeping a heritage alive. Imagine someone complimenting you on a transformed ring or pendant. You will be even more happy to tell him about the origins of your jewelry.

To find out more, see our page on the transformation process . We will be happy to help preserve the most beautiful memories of your loved ones who have now passed away.

Also called cremation jewelry , funeral jewelry allows the ashes of a deceased person to be permanently sealed inside gold jewelry . Cremation pendants are the most popular. Available in rose gold, yellow gold, white gold or 925 sterling silver, the jewelry for funeral ashes from Flamme en rose in Montreal shows on one side the shape of a faceted stone and on the other, a flat surface covered of glass. It is possible to create a unique piece with the help of a jeweler which will offer you a design to your taste. Consult the article on the different models of funeral jewelry to find out more.