Christmas in France

Christmas in FranceBy Ania

Where is France locatedFrance is located in the eastern part of Europe. It borders the bay of Biscay and in between Belgium and Spain.France Climate generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry.The highest pointThe highest point in France is Mount Blanc which is 4,807m

Major sourcesOne major source of water of France is the bay of Biscay and the Mediterranean sea.Some major source of income is tourism, machinery, chemicals, automobiles, aircraft, electronics; textiles, and food processing. Religion in FranceThe main religion in France in roman catholic 83%-88% of people are roman catholic in France.1% of people are Jewish, 5%-10% are Muslim, 2% are protestant, 4% are unaffiliated .

France population The population in France is 65,312,249 note: the above figure is for metropolitan France and five overseas regions; the metropolitan France population is 62,814,233The French flag This picture below is the flag of France

Their flag looks like this because the three equal bands of red,white,and blue known as the le drapue tricole the flag dates 1790 when the French color white was combined with the pursion military colors red and blue

Christmas eve in France In France they do celebrate Christmas they say 'Joyeux Nol' that means merry Christmas in the French language. In France Yule logs made out of Cherry Wood are often burned is French homes. The log is carried into the home on Christmas Eve and is sprinkled with red wine to make the log smell nice when it is burning. There is a custom that the log and candles are left burning all night with some food and drinks left out in case Mary and the baby Jesus come past during the night.Christmas in FranceThe main Christmas meal, called Rveillon, is eaten on Christmas Eve/early Christmas morning after people have returned from the midnight Church Service. Dishes might include roast turkey with chestnuts or roast goose, oysters, foie gras, lobster, venison and cheeses. For dessert, a chocolate sponge cake log called a bche de Nol is normally eaten.

Visiting FranceI would love to go to France because I want to see the Eiffel tower and go see the Louvre pyramid.

References cia world factbookhttp://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.htmlom Why Christmas http://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/france.shtmlRevoir Thats my report hope you enjoyed it so goodbye or in France they would say revoir !