Christmas in France

Christmas is one of the most exciting time of the year in France, and as we all know the celebration is with the purpose of sharing time with family and friends,this is one of some other traditions that are similiar to our mexican way of celebrating christmas. here we have some  aditional interesting facts about how is the christmas celebration in France....

Did you know?

- Nativity figures are also famous in this time of the year, to decorate our home with this thematic season
- Another similarity is that french people spend the night hoping the arrival of Baby Jesus to their home. 

- Also, they  eat the typical turkey during this night but adding to their menu some other meals which are: chestnuts or roast goose, oysters, foie gras, lobster, venison and cheeses, just to mention some, also a typical meal called reveillon is served after the midnight church service; and for desert, we have the "a bûche de Noël" which is  a chocolate sponge cake. 

- other fun fact about christmas in france is the way they call in their language, for example, santa claus is known as Père Noël (Father Christmas) and "merry christmas" it is said as "Joyeux Noël" or "Bon Natale".

Well, in France, as in the rest of the world christmas is a magical event as it is for us as mexican people.



Now, do you know about any interesting christmas celebration`s fact that is similar to our mexican culture? Please, share it with us.