Christmas in France Christmas in France is called

Christmas in France

Christmas in France is called

What does Christmas include?

The main Christmas character French Santa Clause is called « Père Noël » or Christmas Daddy

Père Noël He appeared long ago and had the name of Saint Nicolas

Père Noël is very kind and he brings good children presents

The opposite character • But in France there is another character. Père Fouettard • This man is not so kind at all and he usually comes to punish naughty children

Père Noël and his sleigh According to the legend, French Santa travels in his sleigh with eight reindeer.

Christmas dinner Reveillion French people cook a lot of tasty things for Christmas: meat, poultry, salads, cakes, fruit, sweets, etc

French Christmas dishes The main dessert in France is Yule log or Buche de Noël

Buche de Noël The tradition arreared in the 12 th century when the family made a special Christmas log for their houses

Buche de Noël Nowadays Christmas log is a chocolate roll decorated with sugar powder, holy and little figures

The last day of the holiday 6 January is the end of Christmas celebrations Épiphanie is the day when three kings arrived in Vifliem

Épiphanie on this day they cook a special almond pie Galette des Rois, which is decorated with a golden paper crown

Épiphanie The person who finds the surprise in the pie becomes the King or the Queen of the Day