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View of Mt. Pelee from across the Bay of St. Pierre, Martinique.

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Martinique Travel Guide

On All Saints' Day, or La Toussaint, Martinicans make their annual pilgrimage to honor their dead at gleaming-white cemeteries. The women selling plastic flowers take their stations; the peanut lady, nuts wrapped in conical brown paper, sits at the front gate. Taxis and cars pull up as the dark curtain of night comes down. Hundreds of candles illuminate the black-and-white checkerboard tiles and photos of departed loved ones. Tears glisten on the cheeks of a grand-mère. But this is also an annual family reunion where relatives kiss each other warmly on both cheeks. More »

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