France Month by Month SEPTEMBER 2013

SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013
FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION
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France month by month
La rentre : back to
The cultural calendar
school/work after the summer vacation Le Bizuthage Grape Picking

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MONTH BY MONTH CULTURAL CALENDAR
Danse Festival
Biennale de la Danse next one in 2014 Second Sunday in September in LYON 14.30-18.00 From Place des Terreaux to Place Bellecour Big parade with hundreds of dansers 18.45 on Place Bellecour
October
Les vendanges: Grape picking (very late this
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year) Half-term holidays for schools. For you: 26/10- 3/11 Clocks go back to winter time the last weekend in October: one extra hour in bed Halloween an American celebration on 31st October (beginning to become popular in France)
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Les Vendanges : Grape picking
August in South of France and Rhne Valley, September in Burgundy, October in Alsace etc..
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November
1st November - La Toussaint: religious holiday 1st November falls on a Friday in 2013: long
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week-end 11th November - Armistice day: national holiday falls on a Monday in 2013 another long week-end 3rd Thursday in November : Beaujolais Nouveau is launched 25th November : Sainte Catherine
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La Toussaint
November 1st is la Toussaint - All Saints' Day - a religious day for remembering loved ones who have died. People go and put flowers (mainly chrysanthemums) on graves in cemeteries.
11th November Remembrance day
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Tomb of the unknown soldier Arc de triomphe - Paris
11th November Paris, Lyon and everywhere

Arc de Triomphe
Parc de la tte dor
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3rd Thursday in November: Le Beaujolais nouveau est arriv
Sarmentelles de Beaujeu
http://www.ontours.fr/les-sarmentelles-de-beaujeu-
p3437.html#resa
http://www.sarmentelles.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYmSLKxdxZs
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In the past, all girls who were not married by the time they were 25 wore a special hat on St Catherines day to signal they were looking for a husband.
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Ridiculous concept today but still practised as a joke
DECEMBER
8th December: Fte des Lumires (Lyon only) 24th December: Christmas Eve (le rveillon de
Nol)
25th December: Christmas Day (le jour de
Nol)
31st December: New years eve (la Saint
Sylvestre or le rveillon du jour de lan)

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8th December
3 or 4 days of celebrations for the festival of
Story behind the festival

Dates back to 1852 (it celebrated 160 years last years) Used to be a religious event but no more
lights
All public buildings lit up in all sorts of
amazing ways/start of Christmas decorations Entertainment/bands etc.. in many streets , especially the presquile (area between the two rivers) and the old town. http://www.lumieres.lyon.fr/fetedeslumieres
The Festival of Lights in figures
les lumignons du 8 dcembe

4 million visitors 80 light projects 8 million small candles sold in Greater Lyon 3.5 million public transport users 400 000 programmes broadcast 14 television stations more than 250 newspaper articles the city hotels full for the 4 days of the Festival 3 times the turnover for the city bars and restaurants compared with normal periods
Fte de la lumiere
Fete de la lumiere
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Fete de la lumiere
Fete de la lumiere
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Festival of lights 2013

Schedule 5th December , 6th December, 7th December, 8th December: 6:00 p.m. midnight The programme in the city centre is identical on all four nights. For a more intimate atmosphere, choose December 5th and Thursday 6hth when it is likely to be less crowded. http://www.lumieres.lyon.fr/fetedeslumieres/
24th December
Christmas Eve: La veille de Nol Christmas Eve feast: Le rveillon de
Nol Midnight mass: La messe de minuit Father Christmas: Le pre Nol
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Christmas Eve Feast
Christmas decorations
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25th December
Le jour de Nol: Christmas Day Christmas eve and Christmas day
New Years Eve

In France, New Year's Eve (31 December) is called la SaintSylvestre* and is usually celebrated with a feast, called le Rveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre. The feast tends to include special items like champagne and foie gras, and the accompanying party can range from an intimate dinner with friends to une soire dansante (ball) which lasts all night until breakfast time. At midnight, everyone kisses under the mistletoe and offers their best wishes for the new year. On New Year's Day, le Jour de l'An, friends and family share make New Years resolutions
are usually family events
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January
la Saint-Sylvestre: New Year's Eve Bonne Anne!: Happy New Year! une bonne rsolution: New Year's resolution les trennes: Christmas and New Year's gifts le gui: mistletoe le Jour de l'An: New Year's Day
1st January - Le jour de lan: New Years day People do not send Christmas cards but New Year cards only to people they do not see regularly any time between 1st and 31st January 6th January: Epiphany (christian festival) End of January: fashion shows in Paris
6th January: Epiphany

The end of the Christmas period is Epiphany,
on 6th January. It is the day that the three kings/3 wise men are supposed to have arrived in Bethlehem to see Baby Jesus. In France this is celebrated with a traditional cake called la galette des rois based on marzipan filled pastry or a large brioche.
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An important day or children!
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Paris fashion shows

Autumn/Winter 2014 collections January 20th to 23rd: Haute couture. 25th Feb 5th March: Ready to Wear 15th-19th January: Menswear
Paris Fashion Week

Paris is the last stop on a four-city circuit of major
Fashion Week shows from end of December to end of January (after New York, London and Milan) . Paris Fashion Week is seen by some as the best of the best and as such, many of the most famous designers choose to show their work there. The designers shows in Paris are held at the Carrousel du Louvre, which is the bottom level of the Louvre museum. As many as 20 shows are held each day throughout the week-long event.
Paris fashion week

Designers put on very theatrical displays: a great deal of planning and ingenuity to be able to pull of something totally new each time. Well-known labels include Coco Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Christian Louboutin, Christian Lacroix Jean Paul Gaultier, Charles Jourdan, Lanvin, Thierry Mugler, Paloma Picasso, Jeanne Lanvin and many others. Also , many other less-known or up-and-coming brands.
Paris Fashion Week

In Paris, if a designers show isnt completely
packed, students, press and other very welldressed bystanders are invited in to fill up the room. Occasionally VIPS also give out extra tickets to even the most popular shows to people standing outside who catch their attention.
International Comic Strip Festival Angoulme - Poitou Charente 31/01/2013 to 03/02/13
Winter holiday
3 different zones in France from 11 Feb 12th
March
Lyon: Zone A University holiday: 23rd February- 3rd March Good weather and snow for skiing but very
crowded
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14th February
Nice Carnival 14th February 4th March
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Menton Lemon festival 14th February - 4th March
March
Spring/Giboules de Mars (April showers) Mardi gras : Tuesday 4th March Clocks go forward for summer time: you will lose one hour in bed during the night of 29th/30th Good time for going skiing if you want a good suntan
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Mardi Gras/Pancake day
April
1st April: April Fools day

This year: Easter Sunday -20th April University holiday: 21st-28th April
1st April: April Fools day (poisson davril!)
Poisson davril!
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Easter
Good Friday is not a bank holiday in France but Easter Sunday and Monday are (20th/21st April) Christian Religious festival Celebrated with a a lot of food and drink and Chocolate
Easter Eggs
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Easter Bells
May
1st May: Fte du travail : Labour day 8th May: World War 2 Victory Day Cannes Film Festival Monaco Grand Prix Fte des mres (Mothers day -25th May 2013)
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Faire le Pont
Whenever an official holiday falls on a
Le 1er mai, est un jour fri, c'est la fte du travail.

Since 1947, 1st May is a paid holiday for all workers in France. Traditionally this day is devoted to celebrations by trade unions in all major towns. It is also the day when fiends and family give each othera small bunch of Lilly of the Valley which is meant to bring good luck for the coming year.
Tuesday or Thursday people do not work on the Monday or Friday and have a long weekend. In 2014 the 1st May and 8th May fall on a Thursday long week-end Ascencion Day falls on Thursday 29th May long week-end Monday 9th June is also a holiday (Pentecost)
Lyon Festival nuits sonores 28th May- 1st June French Indie and electronic music festival
8th May: World War 2 Victory Day

WWII Victory Day (la fte de la victoire, le jour de la libration) is a holiday to celebrate the end of World War II and the French people's freedom. It is the anniversary of when Charles de Gaulle announced the end of World War II in France on May 8, 1945.
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Nmes -Pentecost feria 14th May- 19th May
Cannes Film Festival 14th-25th May 2014

City of Cannes transformed from a quiet seaside resort into the only focus of the international film industry. Over 200,000 people - filmmakers, film fans, and star-gazers alike - descend on the Croisette to take part in the Cannes Film Festival. During these two weeks thousands of films are screened, careers are made (and ruined), and stars from all over the world gather to bask in the limelight.
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Cannes Film Festival
Attending the Cannes Film Festival

Entry to screenings, and admission to official venues is strictly controlled, with public access to the vast majority of the festival virtually non-existent. Educational groups and French film enthusiasts can gain limited access through the Cannes Cinphiles programme. In most cases, non-industry types just have to be happy star-gazing.
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La Pentecte/Pentecost
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a catholic/christian religious festival. It marks the day when Jesus Christ ascended to heaven following his crucifixion and resurrection. It the 40th day of Easter and is ten days before Pentecost Sunday. It is a public holiday in France. Some Christians in France may attend special church services to mark the ascension of Jesus to heaven. For other people, Ascension Day is an opportunity to spend time with family and friends or to enjoy the spring weather
Christian religious festival celebrated on the Sunday which occurs 7 weeks or 50 days after Easter, in honour of the holy spirit. The following Monday is a bank holiday. Some Christians in France may attend special church services. For other people, Pentecte like Ascension Day is an opportunity to spend time with family and friends or to enjoy the spring weather.
Monaco Grand prix 9th-11th May 2014

Tickets: 45-75 Euros on the Thursday Up to 385 Euros on the Sunday
June
20th June: official start of summer 21st June: Fte de la musique Beginning of the nuits de Fourvire in Lyon
and many music and drama festivals throughout France Fte des pres (15th June 2013)
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Fte de la musique 21st June

Musicians are asked to perform for free, and all the concerts In open air areas such as streets and parks or in public
buildings like museums, train stations, castles are free for the public.
Fte de la Musique
The Fte de la Musique is a way to encourage the major
music institutions (orchestra, operas, choirs, etc.) to perform outside their usual locations. In this way it offers an opportunity to develop exchanges between city centres and country areas, to offer concerts in hospitals or in prisons, to promote encounters and exchanges between young musicians and well-known talents.
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Nuits de Fourvire http://www.nuitsdefourviere.fr/
Nuits de Fourvire http://www.nuitsdefourviere.fr/
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July
Nuits de Fourvire School holidays start for 2
The 101st Tour de France 5th 27th July 2014

Annual bicycle race that covers approximately 3,500 kilometres
(2,200 mi) throughout France and bordering countries.
months The Tour de France cycling race 14th July- Bastille Day
lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times
to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The course changes every year but, since 1975, it has always finished in Paris along the Champs-lyses. This year starts in Corsica. It came to Lyon last year.
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Tour de France
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Tour de France
Tour de France
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14th July
Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on
14th of July
Festivities are held on the morning of 14 July, on the Champs-lyses avenue in Paris in the presence of the President of the Republic. The President also holds a garden party at the Palais de l'Elyse. This year falls on a Sunday : no extra day!
14 July each year. In France, it is called Fte Nationale ("National Celebration") in official parlance, or more commonly le quatorze juillet ("14 July"). It commemorates the storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution on 14 July 1789 which is seen as a symbol of the end of the monarchy and the beginning of the modern nation the French Republic.
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Les Bals du 14 juillet
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August Everything shuts down 15th August: religious holiday This year falls on a Friday: another long week-end!
Several cinemas show films in version originale Shown as (vo) on cinema programmes (in the original language with subtitles in French) Or in French with English subtitles
Motorways Railways
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High Speed trains

TGV (Train grande vitesse ) Eurostar (to London and Brussels) Thalys (to Belgium, Holland and Germany)
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SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013

FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION

The cultural calendar

school/work after the summer vacation Le Bizuthage Grape Picking

MONTH BY MONTH CULTURAL CALENDAR

SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013

FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION

Les Vendanges : Grape picking

MONTH BY MONTH CULTURAL CALENDAR

SELF ORIENTATION PROGRAMME JANUARY 2013

FRENCH CULTURE AND CIVILISATION

11th November Remembrance day

Tomb of the unknown soldier Arc de triomphe - Paris

11th November Paris, Lyon and everywhere

Parc de la tte dor

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3rd Thursday in November: Le Beaujolais nouveau est arriv

Ridiculous concept today but still practised as a joke

Sylvestre or le rveillon du jour de lan)

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Story behind the festival

The Festival of Lights in figures

les lumignons du 8 dcembe

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Festival of lights 2013

Christmas Eve Feast

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New Years Eve

are usually family events

6th January: Epiphany

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An important day or children!

Paris fashion shows

Paris Fashion Week

Paris fashion week

Paris Fashion Week

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International Comic Strip Festival Angoulme - Poitou Charente 31/01/2013 to 03/02/13

Nice Carnival 14th February 4th March

Menton Lemon festival 14th February - 4th March

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Mardi Gras/Pancake day

1st April: April Fools day

1st April: April Fools day (poisson davril!)

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Le 1er mai, est un jour fri, c'est la fte du travail.

8th May: World War 2 Victory Day

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