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FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATIO

NE FAVIER-TOWNSEND MONTH BY MONTH CULTURAL CALENDA

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France month by month

Thecultural calendar

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La rentre : back toschool/work after the summervacation

Le Bizuthage

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Danse FestivalBiennale de la Danse next one in 2014

Second Sunday in September in LYON

14.30-18.00

From Place des Terreaux to Place Bellecour

Big parade with hundreds of dansers

18.45 on Place Bellecourwww.biennaledeladanse.com

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October Les vendanges: Grape picking (very late this

year)

Half-term holidays for schools. For you:26/10- 3/11

Clocks go back to winter time the last week-end in October: one extra hour in bed

Halloween an American celebration on 31stOctober (beginning to become popular inFrance)


Les Vendanges : Grape picking


August in South of France and Rhne Valley,September in Burgundy, October in Alsace etc..

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November1st November - La Toussaint: religious holiday

1st November falls on a Friday in 2013: longweek-end

11th November - Armistice day: nationalholiday falls on a Monday in 2013 anotherlong week-end

3rd Thursday in November : BeaujolaisNouveau is launched

25th November : Sainte Catherine 14Anne Favier-Townsend

La ToussaintNovember 1st is laToussaint- All Saints'Day - a religious dayfor rememberingloved ones who havedied.

People go and putflowers (mainlychrysanthemums) on

graves in cemeteries.


11th November Remembrance day


Tomb of the unknown soldierArc de triomphe - Paris


11th November Paris, Lyonand everywhere

Arc de Triomphe Parc de la tte dor



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3rd Thursday in November:Le Beaujolais nouveau est arriv


Sarmentelles de Beaujeu http://www.ontours.fr/les-sarmentelles-de-beaujeu-

p3437.html#resa

http://www.sarmentelles.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmSLKxdxZs


In the past, all girls who were notmarried by the time they were 25 worea special hat on St Catherines day tosignal they were looking for a husband.


Ridiculous concept todaybut still practised as a joke


DECEMBER 8th December: Fte des Lumires (Lyon only) 24th December: Christmas Eve (le rveillon de

Nol)

25th December: Christmas Day (le jour deNol)

31st December: New years eve (la SaintSylvestre or le rveillon du jour de lan)

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8th December 3 or 4 days of celebrations for the festival of

lights All public buildings lit up in all sorts of

amazing ways/start of Christmas decorations

Entertainment/bands etc.. in many streets ,especially the presquile (area between thetwo rivers) and the old town.

http://www.lumieres.lyon.fr/fetedeslumieres


Story behind the festival

Dates back to 1852 (it celebrated160 years last years)

Used to be a religious event butno more


les lumignons du 8 dcembe


The Festival of Lights in figures

4 million visitors 80 light projects 8 million small candles sold in Greater Lyon 3.5 million public transport users 400 000 programmes broadcast 14 television stations more than 250 newspaper articles the city hotels full for the 4 days of the Festival 3 times the turnover for the city bars and

restaurants compared with normal periods


Fte de la lumiere


Fete de la lumiere



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Fete de la lumiere


Fete de la lumiere


Festival of lights 2013Schedule

5th December , 6th December, 7th December, 8thDecember: 6:00 p.m. midnight

The programme in the city centre is identical on allfour nights. For a more intimate atmosphere, chooseDecember 5th and Thursday 6hth when it is likely tobe less crowded.

http://www.lumieres.lyon.fr/fetedeslumieres/


24th December Christmas Eve: La veille de Nol

Christmas Eve feast: Le rveillon deNol

Midnight mass: La messe de minuit

Father Christmas: Le pre Nol


Christmas Eve Feast


Christmas decorations



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25th December

Le jour de Nol: Christmas Day

Christmas eve and Christmas dayare usually family events


New Years EveIn France, New Year's Eve (31 December) is called la Saint-Sylvestre* and is usually celebrated with a feast, called le

Rveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre. The feast tends to includespecial items like champagne andfoie gras, and theaccompanying party can range from an intimate dinner withfriends to une soire dansante (ball) which lasts all night untilbreakfast time.

At midnight, everyone kisses under the mistletoe and offerstheir best wishes for the new year.

On New Year's Day, le Jour de l'An, friends and family sharemake New Years resolutions


la Saint-Sylvestre: New Year's Eve

Bonne Anne!: Happy New Year!

une bonne rsolution: New Year's resolution

les trennes: Christmas and New Year's gifts

le gui: mistletoe

le Jour de l'An: New Year's Day


January

1st January - Le jour de lan: New Yearsday

People do not send Christmas cards butNew Year cards only to people they donot see regularly any time between1st and 31st January

6th January: Epiphany (christian festival)End of January: fashion shows in Paris


6th January: EpiphanyThe end of the Christmas period is Epiphany,

on 6th January. It is the day that the threekings/3 wise men are supposed to havearrived in Bethlehem to see Baby Jesus.

In France this is celebrated with a traditional

cake called la galette des roisbased onmarzipan filled pastry or a large brioche.



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An important day or children!


Paris fashionshowsAutumn/Winter2014 collectionsJanuary 20th to23rd: Hautecouture.25th Feb 5thMarch: Ready toWear15th-19thJanuary:Menswear


Paris Fashion Week Paris is the last stop on a four-city circuit of major

Fashion Week shows from end of December to end ofJanuary (after New York, London and Milan) .

Paris Fashion Week is seen by some as the best of thebest and as such, many of the most famous designerschoose to show their work there.

The designers shows in Paris are held at the Carrouseldu Louvre, which is the bottom level of the Louvremuseum.

As many as 20 shows are held each day throughout theweek-long event.


Paris fashion week Designers put on very theatrical displays: a great

deal of planning and ingenuity to be able to pull ofsomething totally new each time.

Well-known labels include Coco Chanel, LouisVuitton, Christian Dior, Christian Louboutin,Christian Lacroix Jean Paul Gaultier, Charles Jourdan,Lanvin, Thierry Mugler, Paloma Picasso, JeanneLanvin and many others.

Also , many other less-known or up-and-comingbrands.


Paris Fashion Week

In Paris, if a designers show isnt completely

packed, students, press and other very well-dressed bystanders are invited in to fill up theroom.

Occasionally VIPS also give out extra tickets toeven the most popular shows to peoplestanding outside who catch their attention.

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International Comic Strip FestivalAngoulme - Poitou Charente

31/01/2013 to 03/02/13


Winter holiday

3 different zones in France from 11 Feb 12th

March Lyon: Zone A

University holiday: 23rd February- 3rd March

Good weather and snow for skiing but verycrowded


14th February


Nice Carnival14th February 4th March


Menton Lemon festival14th February - 4th March


MarchSpring/Giboules de Mars (April

showers)

Mardi gras : Tuesday 4th March

Clocks go forward for summer time: youwill lose one hour in bed during thenight of 29th/30th

Good time for going skiing if you want agood suntan

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Mardi Gras/Pancake day


April1st April: April Fools day

This year: Easter Sunday -20th April

University holiday: 21st-28th April


1st April: April Fools day(poisson davril!)


Poisson davril!


EasterGood Friday is not a bank holiday in

France but Easter Sunday and Mondayare (20th/21st April)

Christian Religious festival

Celebrated with a a lot of food anddrink and

Chocolate


Easter Eggs



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Easter Bells


May1st May: Fte du travail :Labour day

8th May: World War 2 Victory Day

Cannes Film Festival

Monaco Grand Prix

Fte des mres (Mothers day -25th May2013)


Faire le Pont Whenever an official holiday falls on a

Tuesday or Thursday people do not work onthe Monday or Friday and have a long week-end.

In 2014 the 1st May and 8th May fall on aThursday long week-end

Ascencion Day falls on Thursday 29th May

long week-end Monday 9th June is also a holiday (Pentecost)


Le 1er mai, est unjour fri, c'est lafte du travail.

Since 1947, 1st May is apaid holiday for allworkers in France.

Traditionally this day isdevoted to celebrationsby trade unions in allmajor towns.

It is also the day whenfiends and family giveeach othera small bunchof Lilly of the Valley

which is meant to bringgood luck for the comingyear.


Lyon Festival nuits sonores28th May- 1st June

French Indie and electronic music festival


8th May: World War 2 Victory Day

WWII Victory Day (la fte de la victoire, lejour de la libration) is a holiday to celebratethe end of World War II and the Frenchpeople's freedom.

It is the anniversary of when Charles deGaulle announced the end of World War II inFrance on May 8, 1945.



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Nmes -Pentecost feria14th May- 19th May


Cannes Film Festival 14th-25th May 2014

City of Cannes transformed from a quiet seaside

resort into the only focus of the international filmindustry.

Over 200,000 people - filmmakers, film fans, andstar-gazers alike - descend on the Croisette to takepart in the Cannes Film Festival.

During these two weeks thousands of films arescreened, careers are made (and ruined), and starsfrom all over the world gather to bask in thelimelight.


Cannes Film Festival


Attending the Cannes Film Festival Entry to screenings, and admission to official venues

is strictly controlled, with public access to the vastmajority of the festival virtually non-existent.

Educational groups and French film enthusiasts cangain limited access through the Cannes Cinphilesprogramme.

In most cases, non-industry types just have to be

happy star-gazing.


Ascension DayAscension Day is a catholic/christian religious festival.

It marks the day when Jesus Christ ascended to heavenfollowing his crucifixion and resurrection. It the 40th day ofEaster and is ten days before Pentecost Sunday.

It is a public holiday in France. Some Christians in France mayattend special church services to mark the ascension of Jesusto heaven. For other people, Ascension Day is an opportunityto spend time with family and friends or to enjoy the springweather


La Pentecte/Pentecost

Christian religious festival celebrated on theSunday which occurs 7 weeks or 50 days afterEaster, in honour of the holy spirit.

The following Monday is a bank holiday.

Some Christians in France may attend specialchurch services. For other people, Pentectelike Ascension Day is an opportunity to spendtime with family and friends or to enjoy thespring weather.



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MonacoGrand prix9th-11thMay 2014Tickets:45-75 Euroson the ThursdayUp to 385 Euroson the Sunday


June20th June: official start of summer

21st June: Fte de la musiqueBeginning of the nuits de Fourvire in Lyon

and many music and drama festivalsthroughout France

Fte des pres (15th June 2013)


Fte de la musique 21st June Musicians are asked to perform for free, and all the concerts

are free for the public. In open air areas such as streets and parks or in public

buildings like museums, train stations, castles

The Fte de la Musique is a way to encourage the majormusic institutions (orchestra, operas, choirs, etc.) to performoutside their usual locations.

In this way it offers an opportunity to develop exchangesbetween city centres and country areas, to offer concerts inhospitals or in prisons, to promote encounters and exchanges

between young musicians and well-known talents.


Fte de la Musique


Nuits de Fourvirehttp://www.nuitsdefourviere.fr/


Nuits de Fourvirehttp://www.nuitsdefourviere.fr/



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July

Nuits de Fourvire

School holidays start for 2months

The Tour de France cycling race

14th July- Bastille Day


The 101st Tour de France5th 27th July 2014

Annual bicycle race that covers approximately 3,500 kilometres

(2,200 mi) throughout France and bordering countries. lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times

to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winnerat the end of the race.

The course changes every year but, since 1975, it has alwaysfinished in Paris along the Champs-lyses.

This year starts in Corsica. It came to Lyon last year.



Tour de France


Tour de France


Tour de France

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14th July Bastille Day is the Frenchnational holiday, celebrated on

14 July each year. In France, it is called Fte Nationale ("National

Celebration") in official parlance, or more commonly lequatorze juillet("14 July").

It commemorates the storming of the Bastille during theFrench Revolution on 14 July 1789 which is seen as asymbol of the end of the monarchy and the beginning ofthe modern nation the French Republic.


14th of JulyFestivities are held on the morning of 14

July, on the Champs-lyses avenue inParis in the presence of the President ofthe Republic.

The President also holds a garden partyat the Palais de l'Elyse.

This year falls on a Sunday : no extraday!



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Les Bals du 14 juillet


August

Everything shuts down

15th August: religious holiday

This year falls on a Friday:another long week-end!

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Several cinemasshow films inversion originale

Shown as (vo) oncinemaprogrammes (inthe originallanguage withsubtitles inFrench)

Or in French withEnglish subtitles


Motorways

Railways

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High Speed trains

TGV (Train grande vitesse )

Eurostar (to London and Brussels)

Thalys (to Belgium, Holland and Germany)

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But remember

to study too!


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