Read the original article on Purewow. Advent calendars were my favorite when I was a kid, so I was thrilled to learn that they’re one of the most popular French Christmas traditions, too. You’re ...

People stroll throuh the Christmas market at the Grand place in Lille, France, on November 28, 2025. The Christmas season is a time when the French set aside their treasured notions of being a ...

Every year in France, as elsewhere, people excitedly prepare well in advance for the Christmas and New Year’s festivities. As early as November the avenues are garlanded with lights and the streets ...

The Christmas season is a time when the French set aside their treasured notions of being a staunchly secular country to revel in holiday traditions, many of them rooted in the religious practices of ...