For many, Easter in France evokes a certain sweetness of life, a springtime celebration that is both childlike and family-friendly. The great Easter Sunday family meal gathers the ... lire plus !
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For many, Easter in France evokes a certain sweetness of life, a springtime celebration that is both childlike and family-friendly. The great Easter Sunday family meal gathers the ... lire plus !
Here are a few facts about the 2016 Bastille Day parade on the Champs-Élysées that will take place on July, 14. 2016 Bastille Day parade The 2016 ... lire plus !
Good Friday is part of the Holy Week of Easter and commemorates the sacrifices Jesus Christ made and his crucifixion at Calvary some 2,000 years ago. In France, ... lire plus !
Ready for the most wonderful time of the year in France? Christmas is an enchanting time when the best attractions of Paris and France transform into the most ... lire plus !
The word Pentecost comes from the Ancient Greek pentếkosta, which means “the fiftieth day”. Pentecost is a Christian feast taking place fifty days after Easter. It celebrates the ... lire plus !
Christians celebrate the Ascension of Jesus forty days after Easter. Ascension Day always falls on a Thursday, hence the name “Jeudi de l’Ascension” (Ascension Thursday). Ascension Day: ... lire plus !
There are many ways to fight the cold French winter. There are coats, gloves, soups, central heating…. and parties! Christmas is the first opportunity to warm the soul. ... lire plus !
All Saints’ Day in France marks a school and work break halfway between Summer and Christmas. For the French Catholics, “la Toussaint” is a special time for honouring ... lire plus !
Victory in Europe Day took place on the 8th of May, 1945. The public holiday in France commemorates the victory of the Allies over Germany. The date also ... lire plus !
Easter traditions in France have been significant to French people over the centuries as Easter is the most important Christian celebration of the year. This particular time commemorates ... lire plus !
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