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Bastille Day

15 Juillet 2013 , Rédigé par Maryse Publié dans #Tradition

In France people are looking forward to the 14th of July. For a lot of them it is the beginning of summer holidays and it is a bank holiday. But we are not lucky this year, Bastille Day happened on a Sunday ! The 14th of July also means fireworks either...

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Mother's Day in France

26 Mai 2013 , Rédigé par Maryse Publié dans #Life, #Tradition

Mother's Day in France is celebrated on the last Sunday of May unless Whitsunday falls on that day. In this case Mother's Day is held on the following Sunday. My children left nursery and primary schools quite a few years ago, so I don't receive pasta...

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Quiche lorraine

5 Mai 2013 , Rédigé par Maryse Publié dans #Tradition, #Lorraine

The quiche lorraine is a very simple pie to make. You need puff pastry, double cream, milk, eggs and diced smoked bacon. And that's all ! It is said that it was first made with cheese instead of bacon. And the first ones were cooked about 300 hundreds...

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First of May

2 Mai 2013 , Rédigé par Maryse Publié dans #Tradition

The First of May in France is called Fête du Travail, word for word "Celebration of Work". That's why we don't work on this day ! I'm not sure it is really logical. So we'd better use Workers' Day. But it is also the day people offer lily of the valley....

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