Gojira deny Olympics opening song was satanic: It's French history, French charm'
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It's none of that, said Duplantier. It's French history. It's French charm, you know, beheaded people, red wine, and blood all over the place - it's romantic, it's normal. There's nothing satanic, he added with a laugh.
France is a country that made a separation between the state and religion during the revolution. And it's something very important, very dear to the foundation of republican France.
We call it laicite. It's when the state is not religious anymore, so therefore it's free in terms of expression and symbolism. It's all about history and facts. We don't look too close closely at symbolism in terms of religion.
As the armada of requisitioned sightseeing vessels paraded down the river, the banks played host to great French musical icons like, er, Lady Gaga and checks notes C
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