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When Christmas rhymes with strangers things
Maybe you only know Santa Claus and Christmas trees. Maybe you just put your Christmas stocking over your chimney. But in some countries Christmas doesn’t look like that. Let you discover foreign Christmas traditions ! Did you know that some people encourage Santa Claus to drink ? That’s the tradition on Christmas in Ireland : […]
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Christmas movies / songs : an essential before Christmas !
By Marianne Leroux Christmas songs and movies are made to get us into the Christmas mood before D-Day. There’s nothing better than dancing to Mariah Carey and having a hot chocolate while watching a Christmas movie. But which are the favourites and why ? We asked the Parisians. MOVIES : Synopsis : Love is everywhere, […]
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Will they be home for Christmas? The threat of a SNCF strike troubles French people
By Etienne Lannuzel SNCF staff went on strike Thursday. It could continue until the end of December. Parisians are concerned at not being with their family for Christmas Eve dinner. On the platform at Saint-Lazare train station, Hervé* examines the information board. He’s supposed to leave Paris at 11.05 am. “Here it is, I’m gonna […]
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Student spending Christmas alone : not that bad ?
By Leititia Adjaoud At the Cité International in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, suitcases wheeled on the stairs of the buildings all week. This special place is a conjecture where 12 000 (mostly foreign) students leave, in what they call « houses ». Each country has its own house, and students rent a room there for a […]
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Where to buy the cheapest Christmas food in Paris ?
Our journalist Bastien tried different supermarkets in the French capital to find the best value Christmas food and drink. Look at the following video!
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Visitors flock to the Christmas markets
By Edgar Bequet After several years of cancellation due to the covid epidemic, the Christmas markets are finally back, without health restrictions, all over the country. Mask not mandatory, end of gauges, this event delights visitors and tourists and above all brings smiles to the business of merchants. Tourists are back The smell of hot […]
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What do Parisian pubs do for Christmas?
By Flavien Gagnepain In the French capital, several typical pubs exist. But for the regulars, there is a simple question that needs to be answered: will they remain open for Christmas? We asked it to two pubs in the center of Paris. The Parisian neighborhood of Saint-Michel is known for the Notre Dame Cathedral, there […]
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Eastern Europeans in Paris: « It’s possible to find everything you need for the Christmas meal »
By Clara Delcroix Eastern European cultures are somehow intertwined, and that’s also true for their Christmas meal. In Paris expats find most of their food in supermarkets, but also in Eastern European groceries. On the front of the building, the printed matryoshka and golden and red Slavic ornaments make no doubt: here is the Eastern […]
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Unusual Christmas meal : what does a vegan Christmas meal look like ?
By Cloé Geffroy For most of french people, Christmas meal is really traditionnal. It’s impossible to forget the turkey, the cheese or the chocolate. But it’s not in everyone’s habits. I met Noemie and Victor, a Breton couple who decided to cook a vegan Christmas meal on 24th december. I met them in a vegan […]
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Christian Poincheval, the wackyofficial Santa of Galeries Lafayette
By Morgane Dumont Christmas is coming. Like every year, the windows of the large department stores are once again dressed to impress. Santa Claus blossoms everywhere. Meet Christian Poincheval, the most famous Father Christmas in France. It’s an unlikely scene. Santa Claus on lunch break. “Santa Claus of the Galeries Lafayette eats with everyone”, says […]
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