Holidays in France
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| les jours fériés | holidays
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| un bougie | candle
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| la souris | mouse
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| la fête foraine | carnival
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| les autos tamponneuses | bumper cars
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| les montagnes russes | rollercoasters
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| un gaufre | waffle
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| une sucette | lollipop
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| la barbe à papa | cotton candy
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| jour de l'An | New Year's Day
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| des étrennes | small gifts given only on New Years
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| une carte de voeux | greeting card
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| une galette | cake from the Epiphany
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| la fève | bean or surprise in Epiphany cake
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| la Chandeleur | Candlemas, Feb 2nd, eat crepes
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| la Saint-Valentin | Valentine's Day
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| le mercredi des Cendres | Ash Wednesday
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| le Carême | Lent
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| la Mi-Carême | Mid-Lent parade and costume party
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| une blague | joke
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| le dimanche des Rameaux | Palm Sunday
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| un rameau | branch
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| du muguet | Lily of the Valley flower, given on Labor Day
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| fête du travail | Labor Day
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| le 8 mai | celebration of end of WWII
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| le jeudi de l'Ascension | Ascension Thursday
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| le dimanche et le lundi de la Pentecôte | Pentecost Sunday (and Monday)
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| Les fêtes des pères et des mères | Father's and Mother's Days
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| le 21 juin | music festival
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| Fin juin - début juillet | cinema festival
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| fête national | Independence Day, National Day
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| un bal | ball as in a dance or gala
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| des feux d'artifices | fireworks
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| l'Assomption de la Vierge Marie | the Assumption, August 15
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| fête de la gastronomie | food day, held on first day of fall
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| la Toussaint | All Saints Day, November 1
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| le 11 novembre | celebration of the end of WWI
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| la Sainte Catherine | unmarried girls over 25 wear a dumb hat all day, November 25
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| la veille de noël | Christmas Eve
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| le réveillon | big meal on Christmas Eve
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| un huître | oyster
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| la dinde | turkey
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| farcie | stuffed
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| une bouche | Yule log cake
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| la crèche | manger
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| des guirlandes électriques | Christmas lights
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| la Saint Sylvestre | New Years Eve, December 31
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