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1.Le 6 janvier: La fte des Rois 6th January: The Feast of theThree Kings On le clbre souvent le dimanche aprs le Jour de l'An. On mange une galette o on a cach une fve. Often celebrated on the Sunday after New Year's Day. You eat a special cake called a "galette" in which a "une fve" or "bean" is hidden. The "fve" is usually a little china figurine. So be careful when you take a bite! Une galette. Si tu trouves la fve tu portes la couronne et tu es le roi ou la reine de la fte. If you find the "fve", you wear the crown and are the king or queen of the feast!

2. le 2 fvrier: la Chandeleur 2nd February: la Chandeleur Autrefois, c'tait la fte des chandelles - on allumait des bougies. Aujourd'hui on mange des crpes. In the olden days, this was the Feast of Candles, people used to light candles. Today, people eat pancakes.

une crpe au chocolat It's traditional to drink cider when you eat pancakes in France.

3. Le Carnaval - Carnival Time La capitale du carnaval en France: Nice o il y a la bataille de fleurs. Il y a des dfils de chars fleuris. Les gens sont dguiss et masqus. The carnival capital of France is Nice and the Carnival of Flowers. Street processions with decorated floats and people in carnival costumes. The carnival at Nice in France is one of the best in France.

4. Les 24 heures du Mans: Le Mans - 24 hours: la course automobile de Formule un. The famous Formula 1 car race.

La course de Formule 1 au Mans. Formula 1 racing at le Mans

5. le 14 Juillet - La Fte Nationale - un jour fri 14th July - Bastille Day - public holiday La Prise de la Bastille. Le jour du 14, il y a un grand dfil militaire sur les Champs-Elyses devant le Prsident de la Rpublique. La veille du 14, il y a les bals publics et les feux d'artifice. Commemorates the storming of the Bastille on July 14th 1789. On the day of the 14th, there is a big military parade on the Champs Elyses in front of the French President. On the evening of the 14th, there are public dances in the street and fireworks. La fte nationale dfil militaire. This is the official parade on July 14, in the Champs Elysees

6. Le Tour de France - The "Tour de France". La course cycliste qui fait le tour de la France. Le gagnant d'une tape, porte le maillot jaune. A cycle race which does a tour all around France - takes most of July. The winner of each stage wears the yellow jumper.

Les maillots: The jerseys Lance Armstrong - the tour legend - in the yellow jersey, rides through Paris. Daily tour leader: yellow Sprint leader: green King of the mountains: red polka dot

7. L'Assomption de la Vierge - un jour fri The Assumption - a public holiday le 15 aot - on est en plein vacances. On fte en famille. 15th August - the Assumption of Our Lady. It's the middle of the big holiday season. A great opportunity to meet "en famille". Le grand dpart en vacances. In the 2 weekends at the ends of July and August, some 13 million holiday makers use the same roads to begin and return from, their holidays. The traffic chaos that results produces hundreds of kilometres of jams on major highways of France.

8. Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The Arc de Triomphe Cup.

Un course de chevaux prs de Paris, Longchamp. This horse race, near Paris, at Longchamp, is one of the most famous on the French racing calendar.

9. La Toussaint - le 1er novembre - un jour fri All Saints' Day - 1st November - a public holiday On met des chrysanthmes sur les tombes familiales au cimetire. People make a special effort to remember those family members who have died. They visit the cemeteries to put chrysanthenums on the family graves.

Les chrysanthmes - these are considered the flowers of the dead in France. Never offer them as a gift to your hostess!

10. L'Armistice- le 11 novembre - Un jour fri Armistice Day-11th November - a public holiday 11 heures on commmore la fin de la Premire Guerre Mondiale en 1918. Le Prsident de la Rpublique dpose des fleurs sur la Tombe du Soldat inconnu sous l'Arc de Triomphe. On garde la minute de silence. This marks the end of the First World War in 918. At 11am the President places flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier under the Arc de Triomphe. There is a minute's silence.

Voici la Tombe du Soldat inconnu sous l'Arc de Triomphe. The Tomb of the Unknown soldier is below the Arc de Triomphe. There are always flowers and wreaths there. There is always a very special service here on 11th November.

11. La Saint-Sylvestre - le 31 dcembre New Year's Eve - 31st December. On a un repas de fete, chez soi ou dans un restaurant avec la famille et les copains, on fait la compte de rebours jusqu' minuit. People celebrate by having a special meal at home or in a restaurant with family and friends. There's a count down to midnight.

French people love to decorate the streets with lights and symbols at Christmas time. In this little French village, Santa climbs up the outside of the caf in search of the chimney