French Festive Christmas Food
France is famous for its food, and for being a country that invests a great deal of time, energy...
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Tag: Noël
Sainte-Barbe, the Beginning of Christmas in Provence
The 4th of December, Sainte-Barbe, marks the beginning of Christmas in Provence known as Calendale...
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What is Pain d’Epices?
Christmas in France is all about food and at this time of year you see supermarket shelves and...
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What is le Réveillon?
Le réveillon is the evening before Christmas (Christmas Eve) and the evening before New Year’s Day...
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Snapshots of Strasbourg
Happy New Year everyone! Bonne année! A new year, new beginnings, back to school today…and...
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A Nice Christmas
As 2014 draws to a close and everybody is busy with the Holidays, I’ll leave you with some...
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A French Family Christmas
Today I’m participating in a series about Christmas around the world with my blogging...
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Christmas Traditions in Provence – Santons
Santons, derived from the Provençal word santoun meaning little saint, are small painted clay...
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Lucéram, the Christmas Village
In our quest to get into the Christmas spirit, we recently spent a day in a pretty medieval hill...
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Thirteen Desserts: Christmas in Provence
Christmas is a time for traditions and while France probably doesn’t spring to mind immediately...
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