The Tomb Was Kissed By Thousands Of Girls In France

Around the resting place of Oscar Wilde, the Irish writer, are the crimson lipstick marks of the girls.
The tomb was kissed by thousands of girls in France
The tomb of the famous 19th century writer and poet, Oscar Wilde, is located at the Pere Lachaise cemetery. This is the largest and most famous burial site and attracts many tourists to visit in Paris, France.
Oscar Wilde's tomb is in the first row, engraved with angel wings. Photo: Amusing Planet

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His tombstone was carved out of a 20-ton stone block, humanoid and wide, like a sphinx. This idea was inspired by the poem The Sphinx (Sphinx) by Wilde and the Assyrian period statues in the British Museum, according to Amusing Planet.
When Wilde's tomb sculpture was placed in the cemetery, the local authorities were outraged that the work was completely nude They then coated the statue's sensitive part with mortar and covered it with a butterfly-shaped relief.



In 1961, a vandal destroyed a sensitive part of the statue.
Over the years, many fans have paid homage to the talented writer by leaving their mark of kisses. The number of lipsticks stored on the tomb has reached the number in the thousands. Under the grave, there are also messages from visitors left for Wilde such as "We miss you", "Please lie down and watch the stars" ...
Most of the visitors who visit the tomb and leave a kiss are female Photo: Amusing Planet.




Sending kisses to the deceased started in the late 1990s, when someone decided to leave a lipstick mark on a grave. Many also draw a heart shape to show their love. There was a time when going to kiss Wilde's grave became a trend among tourists.
The stains of lipstick soaked in the rock made it more and more difficult to clean the tomb. Removing them causes the stone to wear more and more.
To preserve the tomb, the French government issued a fine of $ 12,000 for those who violated. However, this idea is not possible because most tourists leave their lipstick mark in time and run away before the police can detect it. Finally, the local government erected a board asking fans to respect the writer's resting place.




Today, the tomb is surrounded by a glass fence. Photo: Amusing Planet.
In 2011, on the 111th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's death, a glass fence was erected around the tomb to prevent visitors from approaching. So, they let their kiss on the glass and love letter to the writer is thrown inside.
Oscar Wilde died of encephalitis. At that time, he was in bankruptcy. His friends gathered money to bury him in Bagneux, a suburb of Paris. Years later, astronomer Robert Ross, also curator of Wilde's works, bought a plot of land in the Pere Lachaise cemetery to bury the writer.




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