Christmas
The French equivalent of Santa Claus.
Who is Pere Noel?
This is the Easter egg hunt.
What is la chasse aux œufs?
This is the song that French people sing on New Year's Day at midnight
What is "La Chanson de Nouvel An"?
This is the symbol for April Fools Day in France.
What is a fish?
This is the official legal marriage ceremony that takes place at the courthouse.
What is la mairie?
The large meal French families eat on Christmas Eve.
What is le Reveillon?
These are the chocolate bells eaten in France.
What are cloches de Pâques?
This is a cake with small bean or ceramic figure hidden inside, commonly eaten for New Year's Day.
What is a king cake?
This is the name of April Fools Day in French.
What is La Poisson d'Avril?
This weekday is when French children usually celebrate their birthdays.
What is Wednesday?
Small pots and pans children in Senegal receive to play with as their mothers cook.
What are dinettes?
This is the Easter mass Christians attend.
What is la messe pascale?
This is a celebration similar to the American celebration of New Year's Day.
What is a firework show?
April marks the start of this important season for seafood lovers and is the reason April Fools Day is represented by a fish.
What is fishing season?
This Quebecois tradition involves hitting the birthday celebrator for good luck.
What are birthday punches?
This is a lantern, often constructed to resemble a home or building, central to Haitian Christmas decorations.
What is a fanal?
This is a kind of festival music that Haitians enjoy during the week of Easter.
What is rara?
These are the New Year's greetings given by the President of France at 8 pm on New Year's Eve.
What are les vœux présidentiels?
This is the traditional prank for April Fools Day.
What is taping a paper fish on someone's back?
These are sugar-coated almonds given to wedding guests in France.
What are dragees?
This tree is used as a Christmas tree in Madagascar, instead of a traditional pine tree.
What is a jacaranda?
This is a millet porridge commonly eaten in Senegal for Easter.
What is ngalakh?
These are dry waffles that people give to guests on New Year's Eve.
What are gaufre seches?
This monarch changed New Year's Day from April 1 to January 1, leading to the birth of April Fools Day.
Who is King Charles IX?
These are people the couple deems witnesses to the weddings, instead of having bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Who are les temoins?