The weather was so awful this morning with the arrival of the “ice saints” that the first day of post-lockdown or déconfinement as the French call it seemed no different from the last 55 days! The so-called ice saints are St. Mamertus, St. Pancras and St. Servatius. Their feast days are 11th, 12th and 13th …
Category Archives: Customs
Boudha or Bouddha
This boudha is only 2 cm high. Can you guess where I found it? Ce bouddha ne mesure que 2 cm. Savez-vous où je l’ai trouvé ?
New Year Mistletoe – Gui de nouvel an
Today we hung up our mistletoe for New Year in France – in the English-speaking countries mistletoe is a Christmas tradition. Aujourd’hui nous avons suspendu notre gui pour le nouvel an tandis que dans les pays anglo-saxons c’est une tradition de Noël.