Tag Archives: les fêtes
French Holidays: La fête des rois – Why Is there a Bean in My Cake?? Posted by Josh Dougherty on Jan 7, 2018
We’re now a week into 2018, and that means this past weekend was the official mark to the end of the 2017 holiday season. The Eastern Orthodox in Russia celebrated Christmas on January 7th, and the day before, the French partook in one of my favorite holidays: La fête des rois (Kings Day). January…
Happy Saint Judith’s Day! Name Day Celebrations in France Posted by Josh Dougherty on May 5, 2016
May the 5th is more than just cinco de mayo. On this day, we also celebrate Judith of Prussia. Judith was born in the 13th century in Thuringia, which is now part of central Germany. At the age of 15, she married a very rich man who enjoyed displaying his wealth around the village. Judith…