How are the end-of-year celebrations in France?

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Hello, dear friends! The end-of-year celebrations are fast approaching. A festive atmosphere can already be felt in the streets and homes of France. But what actually happens in France at the end of the year? Today, we will try to share with you a little bit of French culture.

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So today, we're going to talk about the holidays. We're obviously going to have to make some generalizations. Every household, every individual, is different. So we can't speak for everyone. But what we're going to do is try to give you an overview of what the French do for the end-of-year holidays. It'll give you a good idea of ​​what you'll be able to see if you come to France during this period. We think it's important, when you're learning a language, to take a little interest in the culture and see what's going on, so we're trying to take you with us as if you were taking a little trip to France for the holidays.

Christmas: a family celebration
Let's start with the big end-of-year celebration that is "Christmas", on December 25th. Obviously, what happens there, well that will depend on the families, but overall, it's the same for everyone. It's an event that is celebrated more with family. Sometimes we can celebrate it alone or with friends, but in general, Christmas is more of a family celebration.

Often, we have dinner on the 24th. It's Christmas Eve. So on the 24th, in the evening, we have a very good dinner and we have a good lunch on the 25th at noon, so. We celebrate it with family, so sometimes we have to combine, compose the families. We can have Christmas Eve in one family; on the 25th, Christmas Day, in another family. There is no rule, but in general we will divide our time a little so that each family can enjoy it.

Note that in the North-East of turkey whatsapp number data France, we also celebrate December 26th. It is also a public holiday in Alsace and Moselle. In this part of France, for historical reasons, there is a somewhat special regime, so we also celebrate the 26th and it is also a public holiday.

Traditional Christmas dishes
What do we actually do on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Well, we eat and we eat rather traditional dishes. There are many dishes that we eat almost exclusively at Christmas. For example, snails, frogs' legs. Many friends, when I was in Austria, made fun of the French who eat snails and frogs' legs. These are dishes that we eat mainly at Christmas. And there are other traditional dishes like foie gras, seafood, fish, game, and for dessert of course, the Yule log and Christmas chocolates.