The Christmas season is a time of the year when the French set aside their treasured notion of being a staunchly secular country to revel in holiday traditions, many of them rooted in Christianity and ...

Every year in France, as elsewhere, people excitedly prepare well in advance for the Christmas and New Year’s festivities. As early as November the avenues are garlanded with lights and the streets ...

My first true Christmas in France, 12 years ago, almost didn’t happen. The day before flying to meet my fiancée in Paris, I’d gone to a Walgreens near my parents’ house in central New Jersey to get a ...

Food and gastronomy is important in France, perhaps more so than in any other country. People talk about food; people care about the quality of what they buy; there are still open-air food markets ...

With the festive season upon us, The Local has compared holiday traditions in France to those in English-speaking countries. Where do you think does it best? Christmas is all about delicious food but ...

Festive Food… Walking around Paris at this time of the year it is not difficult to see what is on the French people’s mind. Food. Lots of food. Gourmet food. This will be a picture essay on French ...

If you're in the mood for a good Christmas film but can't face another viewing of Elf, Home Alone or Love Actually, here are some suggestions for classic French Christmas films, compiled by cinema ...