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French Celebrations

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Célébrations - Celebrations

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Key vocab

  • La fête des mères - Mother's Day.
  • La fête des pères - Father's Day.
  • La fête du travail/Le Premier Mai - May Day.
  • Noël - Christmas.
  • Pâques - Easter.
  • La Toussaint - All Saint’s Day 1st November.
  • La Fête Nationale du 14 Juillet - Bastille Day/National bank holiday.
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On fête

  • On fête la Toussaint le premier Novembre.
    • We celebrate All Saint’s Day on the first of November.
  • En France, on fête tous les travailleurs le Premier Mai car c’est la fête du travail .
    • In France we celebrate all the workers on the first of May because it’s May Day.
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Le 14 Julliet

  • Le 14 Juillet on célèbre la prise de la Bastille, qui était une prison, en 1789.
    • The 14th July we celebrate the taking of the Bastille, which was a prison, in 1789.
  • Partout en France il y a des feux d’artifice pour le 14 Juillet.
    • Everywhere in France there are fireworks on the 14th July.
  • On ne travaille pas le 14 Juillet.
    • We don't work on the 14th July.
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La fête des rois

  • La fête des Rois c’est le 6 Janvier.
    • Epiphany/the Twelfth Night is the 6th January.
  • On mange la galette des Rois.
    • We eat the 'King' cake.
  • Si on est le roi ou la reine on peut donner des ordres à ses parents et à ses frères ou soeurs pour la journée.
    • If you are the king or the queen, you can boss around your parents and your siblings for the day.

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