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Traditional French Christmas food includes a lot of meats (ham, turkey, chicken and beef) with sides like mashed potatoes, beans, salad, peas and carrots. Soup and bread is also very popular. Desserts include Yule log cake, cupcakes, muffins and other cakes along with small sweet and chocolate candies.
Tradition now mandates that many families in Lyon keep, often along with their Christmas decorations, a collection of stained or clear glass in which candles are burnt on windowsills on 8 December. These stout, fluted candles can be found in shops towards the end of November.
Inspired by the log-burning tradition of the same name, this classic Christmas cake dates back to the 19th century, when it became popular in French bakeries around the holidays.
A Christmas tree inside a home, with the top of the tree containing a decoration symbolizing the Star of Bethlehem. [18]The Christmas tree was first used by German Lutherans in the 16th century, with records indicating that a Christmas tree was placed in the Cathedral of Strassburg in 1539, under the leadership of the Protestant Reformer, Martin Bucer.
From homes and food to fashion and baby names, the French have a way of doing things that is undeniably cool. Even their holiday customs have a certain je ne sais quoi that we’re keen to emulate st
Christmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world. But not everybody celebrates the same way—or even on the same day. While Christmas is, at its core, a Christian holiday ...