French Holidays

What is traditionally eaten during Chandeleur?

• crêpes

• bûche de Noël

• grapes

• French bread (baguette)

Choose the picture that is a symbol of 'Mardi Gras'

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During 'La Toussaint', which gift do you leave at the grave of your loved ones?

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What does Armistice Day Celebrate?

• The end of the Vietnam War

• The end of the Bubonic Plague

• The end of World Wars I & II

• The day Pearl Harbor was bombed in the US

How do the chocolate eggs get delivered to children on the holiday of Pâques

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Giving living people chrysanthemums in France is considered rude.

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• False

Before people start fasting for Lent, there is a HUGE celebration where you can eat all the food you want! What is that celebration called?

• Mardi Gras

• Reveillon

• Epiphanie

• Chandeleur

This cake is associated with which Holiday?

• Noël

• Le 14 juillet

• Mardi Gras

• Pãques

Le 14 juillet is the day the French celebrate their National Holiday, like our 4th of July. Which event does this coincide with?

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The end of the French Revolution

• When Napoleon came into power

• The day they beheaded Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette at the Guilloine

For New Years in France, it is traditional to eat...

• foie gras

• spam

• ham

• the brains of your enemy