{"id":29344,"date":"2017-11-15T19:55:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=29344"},"modified":"2017-11-15T19:55:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T18:55:36","slug":"christmas-is-ruined-in-paris-the-christmas-market-at-les-champs-elysees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/christmas-is-ruined-in-paris-the-christmas-market-at-les-champs-elysees\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Is Ruined In Paris? – The Christmas Market At Les Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may be a little early for some people to start talking about Christmas and the holidays, but the cold weather<\/a> has thoughts of le vin chaud<\/strong> et le papa No\u00ebl<\/strong> (mulled wine and Santa Claus) already in people’s head. As everyone starts getting ready for the holidays there is a surprisingly missing fixture this year in the heart of Paris: Le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Image by S. Faric on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.<\/p><\/div>\n

Le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong> is a common fixture en<\/a> Europe<\/strong>. Quaint little shops pop up all over the continent and sell all kinds of silly things like wooden toys and other bibolets<\/strong> (knick-knacks) that bring up thoughts of le p\u00f4le Nord<\/strong> (the North Pole) with Santa and his workshop.<\/p>\n

Le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong> is also a gathering place during the cold months of the year<\/a> and to help keep things warm le vin chaud<\/strong><\/a> and le chocolat chaud<\/strong> (hot chocolate) are never far. There’s winter magic in the air as friends and family enjoy le march\u00e9<\/strong> with its sights and holiday songs like Bonjour No\u00ebl<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

That’s why les nouvelles<\/strong> (the news) that there would be no march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong> at les Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es<\/strong> came as a bit of a shock to some. Cependant<\/strong> (however), the whole thing has a long legal history behind it.<\/p>\n

This is more than just le maire<\/strong> (the mayor) letting off a loud \u00ab Foutaises ! \u00bb<\/em><\/a> and is about la Mairie de Paris <\/strong>(the Paris City Hall) wanting to improve the overall quality of le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong>. They decided not to renew the license of the company that organizes the seasonal event and have stayed firm in their decision. The future of the seasonal fixture is still uncertain, but the idea is that it will come back as something much more parisien<\/strong> in 2018.<\/p>\n

The struggle between \u00ab le roi des Forains \u00bb<\/strong> (“the king of the fairground”)<\/em> and le maire<\/strong> is also connected to a different legal battle. La Mairie de Paris<\/strong> thinks la grande rue<\/strong> (the Ferris wheel) at la Concorde<\/strong> operated by the same company should be taken down and is taking legal action to make it a reality.<\/p>\n

While the famous Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es<\/strong> may not have un march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl<\/strong> this year, there are still other march\u00e9s<\/strong> \u00e0 Paris<\/strong><\/a> and everywhere else en France<\/strong>. Even without le march\u00e9 de No\u00ebl,<\/strong> les Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es<\/strong> are an impressive sight and walking down the famous avenue will have you singing Joe Dassin<\/em><\/a> in no time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It may be a little early for some people to start talking about Christmas and the holidays, but the cold weather has thoughts of le vin chaud et le papa No\u00ebl (mulled wine and Santa Claus) already in people’s head. As everyone starts getting ready for the holidays there is a surprisingly missing fixture this…<\/p>\n

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