French postcard with a woman dreaming of her lover from 1910s

French postcard of the village of Euze in the South of France from 1910s.

Large French postcard of the beach of Trouville-sur-Mer in the 1910s

4 beautiful postcards with reproductions of landscape paintings from 1910s

French postcard with a daughter carrying a bunch of roses from 1910s.

Postcard legend: "Vive Marie" / "Long live Mary"

France postcard with a girl carrying a watering can from 1910s.

Belgian postcard - Reproduction of a painting by the artist  Ethel Parkinson from 1910s

Belgian postcard - Reproduction of a painting by the artist  Ethel Parkinson from 1910s

Belgian postcard of a group of children playing around a duck pond from 1910s

Belgian postcard of a little girl holding a little boy by the side of a canal from 1910s

Two Belgian postcards representing cute kids from 1910s.

Three Bulgarian postcards from the 1910s with medallion - Written in French

Swiss postcard representing the Rhine falls and the Laufen castle from 1910s

French vintage postcard representing a young woman with flowers from 1910s.

French vintage postcard representing a little girl with flowers from 1910s. It has been written by a young children.

French birthday postcard representing a little girl from 1910s. It was sent in 1911.

Vintage Belgian postcard representing a young woman with a bouquet of flowers sent in 1919.

Postcard legend: "Heureuse fête"

French postcard representing a young woman surrounded by flowers with the legend "Bonne fête". This postcard dates from 1910s.

In Europe and probably in other countries, it is tradition to wish a "bonne fête" to relatives and friends according to their first name and the calendar of saints. It is a tradition dating from the 16th century that lasted until the beginning of the 20th century and is gradually being lost.