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Christmas is celebrated as a public holiday in France on December 25, concurring alongside other countries.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Public life on Christmas Day is generally quiet. Post offices, banks, stores, restaurants, caf\u00e9s and other businesses are closed. Many people in France put up a Christmas tree, visit a special church service, eat an elaborate meal and open gifts on Christmas Eve. Other activities include walking in the park, participating in city life and sharing a meal with family and close friends.Table of ContentsP\u00e8re No\u00ebl[edit]Carols[edit]Decoration and decore[edit]See also[edit]External links[edit]P\u00e8re No\u00ebl[edit]  P\u00e8re No\u00ebl (French pronunciation:\u00a0\u200b[p\u025b\u0281 n\u0254.\u025bl]), “Father Christmas”, sometimes called Papa No\u00ebl (“Father Christmas”), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories. According to tradition, on Christmas Eve children leave their shoes by the fireplace filled with carrots and treats for P\u00e8re No\u00ebl’s donkey, Gui (French for “Mistletoe”) before they go to bed. P\u00e8re No\u00ebl takes the offerings and, if the child has been good, leaves presents in their place. Presents are traditionally small enough to fit in the shoes; candy, money, or small toys.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Carols[edit]CarolComposer \/LyricistYear publishedNotes“Il est n\u00e9, le divin enfant”Traditional Frenchc. 1875“Les Anges dans nos campagnes”Translated into English as “Angels We Have Heard on High”“Minuit, Chr\u00e9tiens” (Cantique de No\u00ebl)lyrics: Placide Cappeau, music: Adolphe Adam1843 (lyrics), 1847 (music)Translated into English as “O Holy Night”“No\u00ebl nouvelet”15th century[2]Translated into English as “Sing We Now of Christmas”“Patapan” (“Guill\u00f4, pran ton tamborin!”)Burgundian traditionalTitle translation: Willy, take your tambourine“Petit Papa No\u00ebl”lyrics: Raymond Vincy; music: Henri Martinet1946“C’est No\u00ebl”lyrics: Jean Manse; music: Henri Betti1956Song written for the movie Honor\u00e9 de Marseille with Fernandel“Quelle est cette odeur agr\u00e9able?”Translated into English as “Whence Is That Goodly Fragrance Flowing?”“Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle”1553Translated into English as “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”“La Marche Des Rois Mages”13th century traditionalTranslated into English as “March of the Kings”“Entre le b\u0153uf et l’\u00e2ne gris”13th or 16th centuryTitle translation: “Between the ox and the grey donkey”“\u00c7\u00e0, bergers, assemblons-nous”music 15th\/16th century; published 1701 with words by Simon-Joseph PellegrinTitle translation: “Here, shepherds, let us gather”. Adapted from “O\u00f9 s’en vont ces gais bergers”.“Venez divin Messie”music 16th century; published 18th century with words by Simon-Joseph PellegrinTranslated in English as “O Come, Divine Messiah”.“D’o\u00f9 viens-tu, berg\u00e8re?”Title translation “Where are you coming from, shepherdess?”“Dans cette \u00e9table”words 19th centuryTitle translation: “In this stable”. It is sung to the same music as “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen”  Spritz: cookies traditionally prepared for Christmas in eastern France.Some typical French Christmas foods include:[3][4]Traditional French Christmas food includes a lot of meats (Ham, Turkey, Chicken and Beef) with sides like mashed potatoes, beans, salad, peas and carrots. Soup and bread is also very popular. Desserts include Yule log cake, cupcakes, muffins and other cakes along with small sweet and chocolate candies.Decoration and decore[edit]      Decorating for Christmas is very common in France. Many households, public spaces, and businesses are decorated with lights and Christmas trees. Advent wreaths (Couronnes de l’Avent) are also common, they are made up of fir and pine tree branches for the first Sunday of Advent. The Advent wreath is topped by four candles, symbolizing the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. Each candle is lit on each of the Sundays before Christmas.Trees can either be decorated or can have a simple homely and traditional d\u00e9cor. Instead of putting up ornamental Christmas decorations on the trees, often red ribbons are used for decorating the trees. Glass or plastic ornaments that resemble the apples that were traditionally hung from Christmas trees in France are also used for decorating the trees. Small white candles are also used. The use of the mistletoe considered to bring good luck and every household in France hangs mistletoe on the doors during Christmas. It is kept till New Year and there is a belief that if you kiss it at midnight, luck will favor you and you’ll be filled with happiness and prosperity in the coming year.Some other popular decorations include shoes instead of stockings, the use of candles are very popular and are typically set on tables during Christmas meals or set on window sills. Many French households, especially Christian ones, have nativity scenes. Also known as the cr\u00e8che, it is kept in the living room and can be elaborate or simple, depending on individual preference.See also[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/christmas-in-france-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Christmas in France – Wikipedia"}}]}]