The Legend of Salazie Waterfall
Reunion, 1933, Scott 131, 10c, “Salazie Waterfall”
Salazie Waterfall, locate in Reunion, is now called Brides Veil Falls most likely renamed to attract tourists with the below associated legend.
Many years ago, a rich man fell in love with a poor but beautiful, young girl. The girls’s father opposed the relationship but, despite the father’s robjection, they still decided to marry.
Upon learning this the father of the bride entered the church where the ceremony was taking place and, armed with a saber, tried to kill the groom.
Fleeing the church, the bride slipped and fell from the mountain. Her veil was said to have hung from the rocks as she plummeted into the canyon. The groom is said to have sat there and wept, his tears falling and forming the waterfall.
A similar legend, and waterfall, is the tallest free-falling falls in Colorado is also called Brides Veil Falls. Utah, Oregon and North Carolina also have them. Seems as if lots of brides fall into waterfall lined chasms on their wedding day.
Interesting story. I always loved these stamps – very colourful and nicely engraved. Best of all, they are not expensive.
Reunion stamps are beautiful I find it amusing that there are so many waterfalls with that origin story. Perhaps they should think of some new ones.