Poisson d'Avril et Pâques en France

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Poisson d'Avril et Pâques en France Bonjour mes chers étudiants de français, Many things are happening in France this week. First of all, tomorrow (Wednesday) is "le premier avril" (April's fool). In France, the traditional prank is to attach a paper fish on the back of your victims, make fun of them and then yell "poisson d'avril" when it's discovered. But there will be many jokes on TV etc... Read more about it in my article. More seriously, this coming Monday is Easter, a major Catholic Holiday. In France, it's called "Pâques" (watch out, no article: "La Pâque" is Passover). There is much to say about Easter in France, so I suggest you read this more religious/history related article, as well as my own article on the subject of Easter and it's various French traditions. I'll be adding a lot of my social medias about Easter in France, including our own recipe for a perfect lamb, a fancy egg and asparagus "entrée", various pictures of French "cloches de Pâques", a recording of the Catholic mass in French etc...  So join me on my Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest pages! Joyeuses Pâques! Camille Chevalier Karfis Camille Chevalier-Karfis French Language Expert April's Fool in France + Laughter Vocabulary A "poisson d'avril" is a joke made on April 1st. In France, children try to stick a fish picture on their friends' back. When the joke is discovered, they shout "poisson d'avril !" READ NOW » Share   Easter In France One week before Easter, on Palm Sunday, called le dimanche des Rameaux ("Sunday of branches") or Pâques fleuries("Flowery Easter"), Christians take variousrameaux to church, where the priest blesses them READ NOW » Share   Les Traditions de Pâques en France "Pâques" is an important holiday in France: a religious one of course, but also a traditional gathering for families, religious or not. Kids go egg hunting (you can see our daughter Leyla in action), but our egg providers are a bit different: magic bells!! And we traditionally cook a large meal with a leg of lamb, and set a lively table to honor the coming of Spring time.  READ NOW » Share   Mon Voyage à Etretat - French/English Side By Side Check your understanding of this easy French story about my trip to Etretat, Normandy, France, with this English and French side by side translation READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Top French Learning Resources For Self-Studying • Learning French In A Class, With A Tutor, Skype And Immersion Programs • I Want To Learn French, Where Do I Start? Advertisement About Education | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About French Language newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy