Using Twitter to uncover trends in Paris shows what’s on the hearts and minds of Parisians one day after horrific terrorist attacks in and around Paris left more than 100 people dead and hundreds injured. According to Twitter, on Saturday, November 14, the top Paris trends included hashtags such as #UneBougiePourParis, which translates to “a candle in Paris,” representing the candles that Parisians are placing in their windows, as reported by NBC New York.
The publication noted a Facebook post calling for people in Paris to place a candle in their windows to show that the City of Light couldn’t be dimmed by terrorism.
“A light, a candle at every window. In this day of mourning, facing horror and grief, let’s show once more that we are here, standing up, together and united. We need to commemorate the memory of the dead, and send our thoughts and full support to the injured ones and their relatives. As night falls, let us light a candle at our windows. We are not afraid, we are together.”
Another popular Twitter hashtag coming out of Paris is #OnEstSolidaire, which seems to translate to English as meaning how can the world be united in solidarity if the members of the globe aren’t all on the same page.
La Marseillaise, the French National Anthem, is trending on social media because it is what French fans sang while leaving the Stade de France during the Paris attack, as seen in the viral YouTube video. With French soccer fans singing the French song, despite their fears about the terrorism, the videos of the events are getting lots of views.
#MessageDePaix stands for “message of peace,” and tweets containing that hashtag included inspiring quotes.
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