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What does France have to do with roosters?
/kloc-Henry IV, king of France in the 6th century, was originally the monarch of a small poor country in the south of France. After Henry IV ascended the throne of France, he deeply felt that the French people worked hard all year round, but they couldn't even eat the cheapest chicken. Henry IV, who cares about people's livelihood, vowed to "let farmers have a chicken in every pot every weekend".

After years of hard work, the French economy has improved, the lives of ordinary people have improved, and chicken can basically be eaten at ordinary times. From then on, the French began to eat chicken on weekends as a holiday.

In memory of Henry IV, many traditional families still adhere to the tradition of eating chicken on weekends. The famous saying "Let farmers have a chicken in each pot every weekend" has also been written into primary school textbooks and passed down from generation to generation.

Since then, France has also been nicknamed "Rooster Country".

Gaul rooster has become a symbol of the French nation;

After thousands of years of development and evolution, the gallic rooster spirit has flowed in the blood of every Frenchman. Whenever the French nation encounters difficulties and setbacks and needs to regain confidence, the cocky Gaul rooster will spread his wings and fly.

In the Franco-Prussian War, France was defeated by Prussia, and the self-confidence of the French nation suffered a heavy blow. After the war, the French people were depressed. In order to inspire the people, the French government issued a set of 20 gold francs, with Gaul roosters on the back.