Holidays and Celebrations
Learn about special occasions while practicing your French
Bonjour ! The holiday season is just around the corner, which I've always felt is a great time for language learners. It can be a lot of fun to discover new holidays and different ways to celebrate the ones you already know, so today's issue of Lawless French à fond is a collection of content related to celebrating and talking about holidays and other special occasions in French. Bonne(s) fête(s) !
Table of Contents
Holidays 🎆
First things first 🎬 French holidays can be divided into two types:
1. Jours fériés - public holidays, bank holidays (such as New Year's Day)
2. Jours non-féries (like Valentine's Day)
Vocab + Expressions 💬
Now for talking about all these special occasions
Holiday Expressions
Discover how to say "happy [insert holiday]" and find links to special French vocab for many different holidays.
Celebratory Expressions
Learn how to make toasts, celebrate birthdays, congratulate a friend's success, and more.
📆 Dates in French
In case you need a refresher on how to express dates in French.
Listening
Learn about different holidays and celebrations while practicing your listening comprehension.
Jours fériés B1
Le Carnaval B1
Épiphanie B1
Hanoucca B1
Noël B1
Les Pâques A2
La Toussaint C1
🙋 A2 - B1 - B2 - C1 ?
These are 4 of the 6 CEFR proficiency levels.
Quiz Time
Test yourself on a variety of grammar + vocab topics with this selection of holiday-themed, fill-in-the-blanks quizzes.
Anniversaire (Possessive adjectives)
Fête de la Musique (Near future)
Fête des Mères (Object pronouns)
Halloween (Imperfect)
Hanoucca (Vocabulary)
Noël (Definite + indefinite articles)
Pâques (Future)
Quatorze Juillet (Tout, toute, tous, toutes)
Saint-Valentin (Conditional)
Thanksgiving (Vocabulary)
🥘 Food and Gifts 🎁
Let's go beyond language for just a moment: food plays an essential role in many holidays, as do gifts, so here are some links you might find interesting.
Celebratory veg*n menus and recipes
💗 Remerciements
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