Easter in France

Easter in France

By Miss McAlinden

Open Ended

Do you know of any famous Carnival celebrations?

Multiple Choice

What do people do to celebrate Carnival?

• They stay home and make pancakes

• They have street parties and get dressed up

• They go on holidays

• They visit their families

Fill in the Blank

The French for Shrove Tuesday is _____ ____

Multiple Choice

What are les beignets?

• Cakes

• Pancakes

• Doughnuts

• Crepes

Fill in the Blank

French people make beignets and crepes on Mardi gras to use up the ingredients they can't eat during ____

Multiple Choice

Palm Sunday in French is ...

• le dimanche de paques

• le dimanche du chocolate

• le dimanche des fetes

• le dimanche des rameaux

Fill in the Blank

On Holy Thursday, French church bells fly to ____ to visit the Pope

Open Ended

What do you think of les cloches volantes (the flying bells)?

Multiple Choice

To take part in La Sanch processions, people wear...

• purple and orange robes

• white and blue robes

• red and black robes

• green and red robes

Multiple Choice

Who delivers chocolate eggs to France?

• Easter bunny

• A magic baby

• A flying horse

• Flying bells

Fill in the Blank

Children make nests for the Easter _____ who visits on Easter Saturnday

Multiple Choice

What is the French version of April Fool's Day

• Poisson d'avril

• Fool d'avril

• Cloche d'avril

• Paques d'avril

Fill in the Blank

French people stick paper ____ on the backs of other people

Open Ended

What is your opinion on Easter in France?

Poll

I would like to celebrate Easter in France

• Yes

• No