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Le Reveillon, or New Year's Eve, is one of the oldest and most observed celebrations

in France. New Year's Eve is usually a private celebration when people like to have dinner

with thier family and enjoy ball called une soirée dansante. The dinner usually consists of

dishes like fois gras, and champagne. In South Western France, there is a tradition to attend

the evening mass and participate in the torchlight procession heading towards the vineyards

for mulled wine.

 

In Paris, visitors and residents alike cannot miss the annual 2-day festival Celebrate

France, in which thousands of performers from all over the world take part. The

parade marches through Chantilly on the 31st December and then on the 1st January

the gala moves to the Trocadéro, under the Eiffel Tower.The New Year holidays in

France ends on January 6 with the ceremonial cutting of a special type of festive cake called

la gallete des rois.

 

 

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