Victor Noir was a French journalist. He was shot and killed by Prince Pierre Bonaparte. His tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has become a fertility symbol. The myth says placing a flower in the top of Noir’s hat after kissing the lips will enhance fertility.
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Victor Noir was a French journalist. He was shot and killed by Prince Pierre Bonaparte, a cousin of the French Emperor Napoleon III. Noir became a symbol of opposition to the imperial regime. His tomb in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris has become a fertility symbol. The myth says placing a flower in the top of Noir’s hat after kissing the lips will enhance fertility, bring a husband within the year, or in some versions, a life of blissful sex. In 2004 a fence was erected around the statue to deter people from touching the statue.
The fence was torn down again by French TV anchor Prié Cochin, and a new fence was built around it. The statue of Noir has become one of the most popular memorials to visit in the cemetery. This made it one of many memorials for women which has made it a popular symbol for women in the city of Paris. It has also led to protests from the population of Paris, due to supposed superstitious people.
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