| Christmas Traditions in France |
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| The French follow their own customs and traditions in celebrating Christmas. Christmas traditions like decorating homes for Christmas, decorating the Christmas trees and exchanging Christmas gifts can create warm memories for Christmas. The Christmas trees are decorated beautifully on Christmas with a star at the very top. | In France though the decorating the Christmas tree is not famous the French make a traditional cake. This cake is served in abundance as a feast on Christmas. |
The people in France believe Christmas to be a time spent with family and friends. Christmas is that time of the year that is governed by generosity, family reunion, exchanging Christmas gifts to greet each other. The children celebrate Christmas by having lots of candies.
Christmas is one of the most important holidays of the season and is celebrated with great joy by adults and kids equally.
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Children in France love receiving Christmas gifts therefore put their shoes in front of the fireplace in the hope of receiving Christmas gifts. Lots of candies and nuts and small toys are hung on the Christmas trees to celebrate Christmas.
In France the houses and churches are beautifully decorated. The crèche filled with santons are used to decorate the homes on Christmas.
Plays and puppet shows are organized to teach all the people in France the importance and ideas of the Christmas celebrations and the knowledge of the birth of Christ. |
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