Mot du Jour: Paques

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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

1. noun Pâques m; Easter
   at ~ à Pâques;
   Happy ~ Joyeuses Pâques.

2. adjective (Sunday, egg) de Pâques.

Mot du Jour: vendredi (Friday)

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Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
vendredi /vɑ̃dʀədi/ masculine noun Friday;
~ saint Good Friday.

Joyeux Noël: Merry Christmas

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Just Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Joyeux Noel et Bonne Anée!

French Christmas Traditions: Buche de Noël (Yule Log)

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This is a special chocolate cake shaped like a log that represents the special log burned during Christmas Eve up to New Years Day.

French Christmas traditions: Père Noël (Santa Claus)

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Everyone knows about Santa Claus and almost each country has a version of him. For the French he is called Père Noël (Father Christmas). Just like in any country he gives toys, candies and other gifts to good children. For the not so good children Père Fouettard gives them a spank instead of a gift. In 1962, a law has been declared that all letters to Père Noël should have a response. Usually this is done through a form of a postcard.

So there you go one of the French Christmas Traditions Père Noël.

Christmas Carol Series: Vive le vent (Jingle Bells)

Here is the start of the series French Versions of Christmas Carols. To start of here's a familiar tune for all Jingle Bells. The French Version is Vive le vent.

Mot du Jour: Noël (Christmas)

With only a few days left before Christmas here's the French word for it: Noël


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Noël			Christmas
Noël			Xmas
Compound Forms/Formes composées
avant Noël			before Christmas
avant Noël			pre-Christmas
bas de Noël			Christmas stocking
bûche de Noël			Yule log
décorations de Noël			Christmas decoration
joyeux Noël			merry Christmas
lendemain de Noël			boxing day
lendemain de Noël			boxing-day
Père Noël			Santa Claus
pudding de Noël			plum pudding
sapin de Noël			Christmas tree