What does Christmas day look like in France?

Answer 1

On December 25th, the same as everywhere else. (The celebration traditionally begins the evening before, with Midnight Mass.)

Members of the Orthodox Churches celebrate two weeks later, because they still follow the Julian calendar.

Answer 2

1. Christmas celebration in France begins on 25th December though the celebration starts bit earlier around 6th December in eastern and northern parts of France.

2. They pay hommage to the virgin Mary by putting candles in their windows to light up the city.

3. French children put their shoes in front of the fireplace, in the hopes that Père Noël (aka Papa Noël) will fill them with gifts.

4. French children receive gifts from Pere Noel who travels with his stern disciplinarian companion Pre Fouettard. Pre Fouettard reminds Pere Noel of just how each child has behaved during the past year.

5. Pere Fouettard gives out spanking to bad children

6. Any time a child writes a letter to Santa, there is a law in France that it has to be answered by Father Christmas.

7. French Christmas smells. Of Garlic.

8. Every French bakery makes mince-baguettes

9. The Christmas tree has never been particularly popular in France, and though the use of the Yule log has faded, the French make a traditional Yule log-shaped cake called the Bûche de Noël, which means "Christmas Log." The cake, among other food in great abundance is served at the grand feast of the season, which is called le rveillon.

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Answer 3

I've lived here for the last 8 years and although Christmas is big here it's more New Year that they celebrate compared to the UK for example.

In France you'll find that you don't so much get companies closing between Christmas and New Year as you do in the UK.

In the Languedoc where I live pretty much everything closes on Christmas Day as you'd expect bu then it's back to normal on the 26th.

we holidayed in Chamonix last Christmas which was great. A real festive atmosphere and being a ski resort most things were open on Christmas day.

Answer 4

In most parts, France celebrates Christmas on December 25. However, in some areas the Christmas celebrations start as early as December 6.

Answer 5

Christmas in french is Noel

Answer 6

Le Christmas of course! Heh Heh Heh.