{"id":74293,"date":"2018-12-11T10:20:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T09:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.napoleon-cologne.fr\/?p=74293"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T09:59:58","slug":"new-years-eve-at-saint-helena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.napoleon-cologne.fr\/en\/new-years-eve-at-saint-helena\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year’s Eve at Saint Helena"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”3″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”1″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=”yes” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ column_width_pixel=”900″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h1″ text_weight=”300″ text_height=”fontheight-1-6″ text_color=”color-150243″ separator=”yes” sub_reduced=”yes”]First half of the XIXth century still ignores the festivities of Christmas without being spared – at least in the wealthiest social classes – by distribution of gifts on New Year. This tradition of New Year’s Eve also follows Napoleon in the latitudes of St. Helena. To offer New Year’s gift meant to maintain his rank, a respect of etiquette rather than a necessity for the Emperor who did not confess fallen.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h3″ text_size=”h4″ text_height=”fontheight-168105″ text_color=”color-150243″]New Year’s Eve at St. Helena.<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text]Freshly landed at St. Helena on October 17th, 1815, Napoleon did not arrive alone. His little entourage knew the greatness of the Empire; it is certainly inconceivable for Bonaparte to make them witnesses of any decay of his person. As soon as he took possession of Longwood’s residence, the Emperor reinstated the strict etiquette that governed life in the Tuileries palace. But this etiquette that we think at first binding for his entourage was just as much for him. In applying it, Napoleon was well aware of the duties that he would impose upon him during his exile. On December 10th, 1815, day when he moved to Longwood, the imminence of the new year is only felt too much. But the perfidious Albion seemed to decide to insidiously disturb this tradition by choosing for land of exile that arid St. Helena on which no goldsmith or jeweler, artist or upholsterer had ever had the happy idea of \u200b\u200bestablishing himself on the island. It is therefore in his personal belongings and the precious relics of his sumptuous past that Napoleon will draw to honor his little court.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]