Christmas in France and different Christmas anywhere else and I guess that depends on your source. For me as an Englishman, there are several similarities and, of course, a number of differences.
Similar things would be Bob (Père Noël) everywhere shops suddenly not displaying all the useful things and instead deposit their toys decorated streets lit and that in fact something. appear to be little more than an attempt by the street-lighting; even small villages make the effort in France, which is not common in the UK.
Differences with a French Christmas? This good "is still not quite so commercialized. Christmas doesn't start until December here, that in England the accumulation now seems to begin in September!
There are specific differences. Store local bread (boulangerie) are often open Christmas morning, for example, and Day is not a holiday. Most French is back in the workplace, except for a weekend.
Christmas in France is still quite an important religious holidays and a great family event. French is big in the family.It is very likely to have a Turkey for the main meal, with chestnut stuffing, but equally likely to have a goose or Capon.The big difference with the main food is that it will be for Christmas-Eve evening-and does not start after midnight mass!, although perhaps less French go to midnight mass than they used to, meal (le réveillon-wake up!) continues until the early hours of the morning.
Some parts of France even begun to celebrate the day of St Nicholas ', which is the 6th December, 12th night means nothing; for us is when all decorations ready (or another bad fate), but the French celebrate the arrival of the Kings of the 6 January (Fête des rois) and decorations that seems to stay for weeks and weeks after that.Perhaps it is simply more festive than us!
Of course, Christmas in France will not be complete without the "sapin De Noël-Christmas tree-so we are probably more common than do what separates us. in the new year, Cinco de Mayo celebration is large enough and more communities are invited from large for a glass of something sparkling in the local Hall town or village; there is also a cake with a small charm to it-as well as the coin in a traditional Christmas Pudding-although the cake is usually circular, flat and made puff pastry and frangipane-very sweet.
For more information about Christmas in France and light-hearted but informative view for all things French pop on Frenchlife4real .com. is written by an ex-pat living in English-speaking and working in France full so if they come for holidays or move permanently in France in mind, it is worth reading.
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