{"id":2798,"date":"2010-12-16T05:26:30","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T05:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2017-10-18T11:08:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T09:08:05","slug":"les-cadeaux-de-noel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/les-cadeaux-de-noel\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Markets in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apr\u00e8s la Hanoukka, la f\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res pour la communaut\u00e9 juive <\/em>(after Hanukkah, the festival of lights for the Jewish community)\u2026 I\u2019m really excited for Christmas<\/strong>! The eight nights of Hanukkah are outlasted by the many, many days of r\u00e9jouissances <\/em>(festivities) that lead to No\u00ebl<\/em><\/strong>, or Christmas. The best pre-holiday tradition, au moins en France <\/em>(at least in France), is les march\u00e9s de No\u00ebl<\/em><\/strong>: Christmas markets!<\/p>\n

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Les march\u00e9s de No\u00ebl <\/em>are found throughout France (and the rest of the world), but le plus c\u00e9l\u00e8bre <\/em>is in Strasbourg.\u00a0Le march\u00e9 de Strasbourg, comme tous les march\u00e9s, offre des saveurs r\u00e9gionales <\/em>(local flavors) ainsi que des cadeaux <\/em>(as well as gifts). L\u2019un de ces saveurs typiques est\u2026 le vin chaud<\/strong>!<\/em><\/p>\n

Vin chaud<\/em>, or mulled wine, if not actually that delicious (\u00e0 mon avis<\/em>) but it is super-festive. This adorable\u00a0carte des petits plaisirs d\u2019hiver<\/a> (menu of little winter pleasures) showcases it in the 18th<\/sup> arrondissement<\/em> of Paris. Check out the rest of the carte\u2014what\u00a0 are you most excited about this winter? (If you live in a hot place, you should be extra excited about these snowy ideals.)<\/p>\n

On peut bien acheter les cadeaux de No\u00ebl aux march\u00e9s, mais il est parfois difficile de choisir un cadeau. <\/em>This interactive website<\/a> guides you to \u201cle cadeau id\u00e9al<\/em>,\u201d the ideal gift, for n\u2019importe qui <\/em>(anyone), based on answering questions about that person.\u00a0You might find le cadeau id\u00e9al<\/em>, but I pretty much guarantee you will learn new, useful, current words.\u00a0 Ecolo? Coquin? C\u00e2lin? <\/em>If you know these already, you’re excused; if not, allez hop! <\/em><\/p>\n

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En parlant des cadeaux\u2026 qu\u2019est-ce que vous voulez comme cadeau de No\u00ebl? <\/em>What do you want for Christmas? I would like des vacances<\/em> (a vacation), une manucure <\/em>(a manicure), un nouveau sac \u00e0 main <\/em>(a new handbag), and a recommendation for a good French movie. Et vous?<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Apr\u00e8s la Hanoukka, la f\u00eate des lumi\u00e8res pour la communaut\u00e9 juive (after Hanukkah, the festival of lights for the Jewish community)\u2026 I\u2019m really excited for Christmas! The eight nights of Hanukkah are outlasted by the many, many days of r\u00e9jouissances (festivities) that lead to No\u00ebl, or Christmas. The best pre-holiday tradition, au moins en France…<\/p>\n

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