If you plan to go to France in May or you’re a newly arrived French expat, beware of all the French holidays and celebrations in the Month of May. They could put a crimp in your plans.
If you plan on being in France on New Years eve and are invited to a New years dinner (dîner de la Saint Sylvestre) or new years eve party where food is served than you better prepare yourself for certain things, particularly the weird French food. In France, New Years Eve, known as La Saint-Sylvestre or […]
If you plan to be in France on the 1st of May you better make special plans because It’s a public holiday in France and almost everything is closed. Find out why.
Do the French celebrate the Fourth of July In France? HUH? Why would the French celebrate America’s Independence? ………………………………….. Right before the fourth of July, I received an email from someone asking me if the French celebrated the fourth of July. This questioned surprised me because the fourth of July is an American holiday which […]
Pentecost Monday or as the French call it, “Lundi de Pentecôte” is yet another holiday that occurs in the month of May. The kids don’t go to school, grocery stores are either closed or close early, most businesses are closed and the bus and trains are running on a special holiday schedule if at all. […]