Cultural
The other major change of this period was the Republican promulgation of Laic laws, taking education out of the hands of the Catholic church, and eventually taxing and regulation Church institutions. Bourses du Travail, like civil marriage or lay funerals, filled a communal role once played by local parishes.
Bourses du Travail were centers of working class culture. Almost every one contained lending libraries, classrooms, meeting halls, and theaters. Family and community celebrations took place here (away from the church), as did classes and political discussions, formal meetings and light entertainment. The Bourses du Travail buildings are still often the place of theaters and concert venues.
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