"31 December - The Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre - as the French call New Year's Eve, named after the 33rd Pope of Rome, and his feast day. The French tend to celebrate it with a lavish feast of fabulous food at home with friends and family or in a favourite restaurant, parties are held at town halls and salles des fêtes, and events with fireworks are popular."
"1 January - New Year's Day is a public holiday. It's a growing tradition to brave the cold weather and 'enjoy' a dip in the sea, often in fancy dress costumes. From some 2000 bathers in Dinard in Brittany, to several thousand in Dunkerque in the far north braving the cool waters of the English Channel, daring to take the new year plunge is becoming more and more popular!"
"6 January - La Fête des Rois. It's traditional to eat a special cake called the Galette des Rois on this day ( read more about it here). You'll see these delicious cakes in every patisserie in France. Traditionally a 'fêve', a little figurine lucky charm is hidden inside the puff pastry stuffed with frangipane, and the person who finds it in their slice of cake is crowned king or queen for a day!"
Winter in France features Christmas markets from late November to early January and Carnival events in February and March. National holidays include Christmas Day and New Year's Day. New Year's Eve, La Réveillon de la Saint Sylvestre, is celebrated with lavish feasts, parties in town halls and salles des fêtes, fireworks, and street celebrations in Paris around Montmartre, the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. New Year's Day sees growing traditions of cold-water swims in places like Dinard and Dunkerque. On 6 January, La Fête des Rois features the Galette des Rois with a hidden fêve that crowns the finder king or queen for a day. St Valentine's Day is observed on 14 February.
Read at The Good Life France
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