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By Claire Haliburton and |
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Meghan Martin |
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France
is located in the continent of Europe. |
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The population of France is 63.753 million. |
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Their
flag is red, white and blue |
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France
has provinces just like Canada |
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This is
a map of France. |
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Christmas is celebrated from December 6th-
January 6th. The main gift giving day is on January 1st. |
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In
France they speak French. |
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Joyeux Noel- Merry Christmas |
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Jour de Noel- Christmas Day |
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Reveillon- Christmas Eve |
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The
French Christmas tree is decorated like any typical American or Canadian
Christmas tree. |
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The
Christmas tree is called un sapin
in French. |
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Pere
Noel is France`s Santa Claus. Pere Noel says Tra la la, Tra la la, bouli
bouli, boulah. He rides a donkey. He wears a long, flowing red robe with a
red hood. |
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Its not
just Pere Noel that visits the children of France. He also has Pere
Fouettard. Pere Fouettard visits the bad children of France. |
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Stay
Tuned To Find out what Pere Fouettard does… |
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The
Nativity scene is called a crèche. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus a.k.a Petit
Noel. |
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They have the same history as our nativity scene
characters. |
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Roast
Goose Recipe |
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1 cup dry vermouth - 8 oz. goose liver pate |
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-2 cups beef bouillon -1 pinch thyme |
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-40 to 50 pitted prunes -Salt and pepper, to taste |
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-Liver from goose, minced -1/2 cup of bread crumbs |
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-2 tbs. Butter -2 tart apples, cored and chopped |
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-1/3 cup of port wine - |
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Good
girls and boys get presents from Pere Noel. |
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Naughty
children get SPANKED!!! By the one and only … Pere Fouettard! |
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The
French are very unique people. Here are some unique things about them. |
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1.They put their slippers out by the fireplace |
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2.France has table top trees. |
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3. They have 2 main Christmas characters. |
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4.Pere Noel says Tra la la, Tra la la, bouli
bouli boulah! Not HO HO HO! |
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5.The main gift-giving day is January 1st. |
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Christmas in France by: Corinne Madden Ross |
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Pictures: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery 5.0 |
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Map of
France: Embassy World.com |
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Notes
