Approaching 30 a lady would pray for ‘Un tel qu’il te plaira Seigneur, je m’en contente!” (Send anyone Lord; I’ll take him!).
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How was the unknown soldier chosen?
Perpignan was elected ‘Capital de la Sardana 2019’ and takes this honour very seriously.
How about a bit of cave magic for Christmas?
It would be understandable to assume that the word ‘bonfire’ comes from a mix of French and English……
Jazz en Tech 2024 – after the incredible summer festival, the music continues through all 4 seasons! Next up: Palau del Vidre in November.
Here in Catalonia, All Saints’ Day and the evening before are known as the Castanyada, (’Fête de la châtaigne’ in French) meaning Day of the Chestnut.
Traditionally, ‘castanyes’ (roast chestnuts) are eaten along with ‘moniatos’ (roast sweet potatoes) and ‘panellets’ (small almond balls covered in pine nuts).
Cemeteries are busy on this day of remembrance and chrysanthemums are on sale on every street. Don’t offer them to your hostess when invited out for dinner! They are for the dead
Some French Halloween vocabulary…and some really bad French Halloween jokes.