Names
New Years in France is called the ______ du Nouvel An
La Reveillon du Nouvel An
French people greet eachother in the new year with this phrase
Bonne Année!
January is named after the god of what?
Janus, the god of doorways, duality, beginnings, and endings
La Réveillon du Nouvel An is also called La Réveillon of what saint?
Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre / la Saint Sylvestre
True or False: France celebrates the new year with fireworks at the Eiffel Tower
False. There is usually a light show, but not fireworks.
What country gained independence from France in 1804?
The calendar which says when our year starts is named after who?
Pope Gregory XIII
French people around the world eat this traditional food item around the new year
“Galette des Rois” (the Kings’ cake)
In 1515, on January 1st, the king of France died. What was his name?
Louis XII
Holiday in France that is also a word in English and means a moment of sudden revelation or insight.
Epiphany (Jan 6)
A Christmas tradition in the US but a New Years Tradition in France
Mistletoe / Kissing under the mistletoe
On January 1st, 1806, the French Republican _____ was abolished.
Calendar
Before the geographic land area we now know as France was called France, it was called what?
Gaul
New Years beverage can be drunk at room temperature, cold, or warm. It is a New Years tradition to drink it hot. (Hint: a lot of it is produced in Bordeaux)
Hot wine
The world's most remote island, Bouvet Island, is discovered on January 1st, 1739 by what French explorer?
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier