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Les Fêtes Françaises - French Festivals

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Key vocab

  • Les feux d’artifice (🎆) - fireworks.
  • Un jour férié - a bank holiday.
  • Le défilé - procession.
  • La messe - mass.
  • Le Jour de l'An - New Year's Day.
  • La Saint-Sylvestre - New Year's Eve.
  • Pâques - Easter.
  • La veille de Noël - Christmas Eve.
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Les fêtes

  • Tout le monde aime les jours fériés, parce qu'on ne doit pas travailler.
    • Everyone likes bank holidays, because you don't have to work.
  • Quand on fête la Saint-Sylvestre, il y a toujours des feux d’artifice (🎆) à minuit.
    • When you celebrate New Year's Eve, there are always fireworks at midnight.
  • Chaque veille de Noël, je vais à la messe.
    • Every Christmas Eve, I go to mass.
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Fête préférée

  • Quel est votre fête préférée?
    • What is your favourite holiday?
  • J'adore la nourriture, donc ma fête préférée devrait être Noël. On mange beaucoup de nourriture et on passe du temps avec sa famille. C'est génial.
    • I love food, so my favourite holiday would have to be Christmas. You eat a lot and spend time with your family. It is great.

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