Small 19th Century Diorama Frame From The Sad Fate Of The Goose

small diorama from the 19th century presenting a family grieving at the death of a goose, a curiosity yes but which may have a certain relationship with this old European game "the game of the goose" practiced in particular in France and Belgium In folklore European goose game, also known as goose neck game and goose shoot, is an ancient popular sporting activity that involves tearing off the head of a goose while perched on the back of a goose. horse. The rules of this practice differ according to eras and regions and often require a good address. Originating in 12th century Spain, this game gradually spread to Western Europe and followed Dutch settlers to North America. It lost popularity from the middle of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, the use of live geese being gradually prohibited, but it managed to survive in certain rural areas until the 21st century by no longer causing animal suffering. . At the beginning of the millennium, this practice causes ideological tensions between supporters of traditions and activists of the animal cause, the geese being sometimes replaced under pressure by fake animals. In Paris, in the 18th century, young people from the parish of Villette and the Faubourg Saint-Laurent played goose shooter in 1726. This game is still played in the 20th century in Auvergne, for example in Arfeuilles in the department of Allier, during the patronal feast of August 15, but also in Haute-Loire and in the Puy de Dôme during the years 2010 and 2020 during certain patronal and classard feasts, The previously killed goose is hanged by legs up. Balancing on a horse, contestants must take turns pulling the animal's head with their bare hands or hitting it with a stick until it is decapitated, sending their trophy flying at the audience. The animals are then cooked and shared by the feasters around a banquet, a fine testimony to our customs of yesteryear Although the practice of goose shooting is legal in France if the animal has been killed beforehand, it arouses sometimes the indignation and the contempt of the defenders of the animal cause who reproach him for his gratuitous cruelty. (source wikipedia) its dimensions, long: 24 cm, height: 21.5 cm, thickness: 5 cm, blackened wooden frame, the original glass has air bubbles, it is likely that the interior scene is in polychrome plaster.