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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!