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Christmas in France!
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2. Christmas words in french
Santa Claus- Pere Noel or Papa Noel Merry Christmas- Joyeux Noël! Christmas Eve- La Veille de Noël Christmas tree- Le sapin de Noël Elf- Le lutin Mistletoe- Le gui Present- Le cadeau Reindeer- Le renne Sleigh- Le traineau Snowflake- Le Flocon de Neige Snowman- Le Bonhomme de Neige Toy- Le jouet

3. Christmas in France
Christmas time in France is when you get together with your family
It is time for generosity
Christmas celebrations in France vary on the regions you visit
Different provinces celebrate Christmas on different days

4. Christmas Traditions! Give gifts to the poor Have family reunions
Give candy to the kids
Le Reveillon
Kids put their shoes in front of the fireplace, so that Papa Noel also known as Pere Noel, will fill them with gifts
Christmas trees in France are decorated with candy, fruits, nuts, and tiny toys
There is also Pere Fouettard who punishes the bad children, sort of like Santa Claus giving bad kids coal

5. Christmas Decorations
Creche filled with santons
Sapin de Noel
Christmas Decorations
The main decoration in homes, streets, shops, offices, and factories is Sapin de Noel. It was introduced to France in Sapin de Noel is the French word for Christmas tree.
The Christmas tree is decorated with apples, paper flowers, ribbons, and ornaments.
Another common decoration is crèche filled with santons.
Mistletoes are also hung outside on the door in France to bring good fortune throughout the year.

6. Christmas eve dinner Christmas eve dinner in France includes: Fish
Goose
Cookies
Cinnamon, almond, and cherry soup
Crepes
7 meatless dishes
Treize Desserts
Different types of cheeses

7. Le Reveillon Le Reveillon is a huge feast
Symbolic awakening to their God’s birth
High point in Christmas season
It can be at home, in a restaurant, or a café, if it is open all night
Each region has their own traditional menu for Le Reveillon, which may include goose, chicken, capon, turkey stuffed with chest nuts, oysters, and boudin blanc(similar to white pudding).

8. La Gallete des rois
La buche de Noel
Christmas desserts
La buche de Noel also known as Yule log is a log shaped cake with chocolate and chestnuts, it represents a special log burned from Christmas eve to New Years Day
Le pain calendal is a Christmas loaf, which is given to the poor
Treize Desserts is thirteen desserts that are eaten after Gros Souper, there must be atleast thirteen desserts, each guest has to have atleast one bite of each dessert
La Gallete des Rois is a round cake that is cut into pieces distributed by kids, inside the pieces of cake lays a charm, whoever finds the charm also known as la feve is then considered as the King or Queen.
Treize Desserts

9. The Yule log cake and it’s history
The Yule log cake is a rolled, sponge cake with cream inside, frosted with chocolate buttercream, which helps it looks like a tree log.
The Yule log cake is decorated with various types of edible items.
The Yule log cake is named after a large wooden log that is burned in the hearth as a part of French traditions called the Yule log. The Yule log is also related to the winter solstice, twelve days of Christmas, Christmas Day, and the twelfth night.
An interesting fact about the Yule log cake is that nobody knows who actually made the first one.

10. Interesting Facts
Christmas puppet shows and plays are very popular in France, especially in Lyon and Paris.
The top three places to visit when celebrating Christmas in France is Strasbourg, Paris, and Aix-en- Provence.
Kids in France open gifts on Christmas Eve.
Christmas in France is celebrated on December 6th.
In France Santa Claus is known as Father Christmas.

11. works cited Hanson, Rachel. French Christmas Traditions. n.d.
Yan, Alex. French 9: Christmas in France. 8 January 2014
Toast, Sarah. Christmas Traditions Around The World. 30 October 2006.
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