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lundi mardi mercredi

jeudi vendredi

samedi dimanche

la semaine

le weekend

le jour

lundi = _____________ aujourd’hui = _____________

mardi = _____________ demain = _____________

mercredi = _____________ hier = _____________

jeudi = _____________ le jour = _____________

vendredi = _____________ la semaine = _____________

samedi = _____________ le weekend = _____________

dimanche= _____________ le mois = _____________

l’année = _____________

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Today

Tomorrow

Yesterday Day

Week

Weekend

Month

Year

We ______ _______ capitalize:

________, _________, or ________

DO NOT

days months

seasons

janvier Le Nouvel An/La Fête des Rois

février La Chandeleur

mars Mardi Gras/Le Carnaval

avril Le Poisson d’Avril

mai La Fête Des Mères

juin La Fête de la Musique

juillet La Fête Nationale

août La Fête des Jumeaux

septembre Le Jour du Travail (à Québec)

octobre Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

novembre Le Beaujolais Nouveau

décembre La Fête des Lumières/Le Noël

Les Saisons de l’Année

En hiver (décembre/janvier/février) = __________

Au printemps (mars/avril/mai) = __________

En été (juin/juillet/août) = __________

En automne (septembre/octobre/novembre) __________

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Le Nouvel AnLa Fête des

Rois

premier janvierle 6 janvier

The New Year is celebrated throughout France very similarly to the United States

3 Kings Day is when French families serve la Galette des Rois, a sweet cake with one slice that hides a porcelain doll (la fève). The one who finds the doll is named King/Queen

for the day and may choose someone else to take the throne with him/her

This is a religious holiday to welcome the purification of Virgin Mary of the Christian Faith.

A more modern custom is to make crêpes. The custom is to toss the crêpe in the pan while

holding a coin in the other hand. If the crêpe lands in the pan, one can expect financial luck

throughout the year.

La Chandeleurle 2 février

Mardi Gras is celebrated throughout Western Europe as well as in Louisiana here in the

United States. It varies in date depending on Easter. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is a time

for Christians to celebrate and indulge before beginning the Lenten Season which entails

sacrifice and repentance.

Mardi Gras/Le Carnavalvariable en

mars

The New Year used to be on April First because it was close to the Spring Equinox (a time of equal day and

night). It was changed in 1582 with the order of Pope Gregory XIII who declared the New Year to be in

January.

Many still celebrated New Year in April and thus were deemed “Fools” and thus began the tradition of April

Fools Day and le Poisson d’avril in France in which children attempt to stick a paper fish on the backs of

unsuspecting adults

Le Poisson d’avril

le premier avril

Declared an official holiday after WWII (1950) in France, this is a day dedicated to Mothers world-

wide.

La Fêtes des Pères occurs one month later in June on the 3rd Sunday.

La Fête des Mères

le 24 mai

This celebration began in 1982 and invites musicians of all genres to the streets of Paris to play publically. It is possible to hear the celebration throughout the entire city and one can find street performers and the like

everywhere.

La Fête de la Musiquele 24 juin

Known as the day of the French Revolution in 1789. On this day, the public stormed the

Bastille (which was not a prison as so many believe but rather an armory of weapons). It symbolized the end of Absolutism in France under Louis XVI of the Bourbon Family who

would be beheaded by the infamous Guillotine after his wife Marie Antoinette was

executed.

La Fête Nationalele 14 juillet

This celebration is for the twins of the World. Every year, thousands gather in the tiny town of

Pleucadeuc in Bretagne of North Western France.

La Fête des Jumeauxagosto

A great accomplishment for the working class in Québec. They succeeded in winning a fair work day that

consisted of 8 hours of work, 8 hours of leisure, and 8 hours of rest.

Jour du Travail (Québec)

variable en septembre

One of the most lucrative horse races of the world (second only to the Dubai World Cup) celebrated in

France at Longchamps near Paris.

A huge turnout comes out every year. In 2011, the winning prize was about

4€ million (about $5.4 million)

Le Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

30 septembre - 3 octobre

Le Beaujolais Nouveau marks the opening of the first of the red wines of the Fall Harvest.

This wine is a light red because it doesn’t age thus making it light and fruity in taste. People all over the world seek out bottles by

the case of the newest release. In 2011, millions of gallons of wine were bottled and

sold around the world.

Le Beaujolais Nouveaule 3ème jeudi novembre

The Festival of Lights takes place in Lyon to acknowledge the Immaculate Conception of Baby Jesus by the Virgin

Mary.The residents of Lyon place a candle (bougie) in each window of their homes to create a spectacular sight.

The Basilica of Fourvière holds a light show every year as well.

Noël is celebrated throughout France. Children will place their shoes near their beds hoping to wake to find them

filled the next morning by Père Noël.

La Fête des Lumières (Lyon)

le 8 décembre

Noëlle 25 décembre