Saturday 13 December 2014

Traditional New Year’s Day In France

December is the most magical season to visit France. If you are planning to Travel To France you must need the France Visa. A good experience is visit France on 31 December which marks the end of the year and a celebration of New Year with a lot of fireworks and fun.
On the night of New Year France has the custom to celebrate with friends and drink champagne, hot wine or sparkling white wine. Follow the tradition you have to eat 12 white grape grains which symbolize prosperity and plenty. Another superstition is fireworks at midnight to drive away evil spirits. One more superstition is use red underwear for luck in love.

One of the top tourist points to celebrate the New Year is at Champs-Élysées among friends and family. They make their resolutions for the coming year, exchange wishes and also sing songs such as The song of a New Year and the Choral des Adieux.

Public life is usually quiet in France on 1 January. Banks, post offices, stores and other businesses are closed. Cafes and restaurants may be also closed. However, railway stations and airports may be open.

Some types of cakes are associated with New Year's Day in France. These include cakes made of ice cream and cakes made heart shaped. These cakes are frequently decorated with symbols of the good luck and winter season for the coming year, such as evergreen trees, birds, bells, chocolate coins and golden balls.

Other kind of cake is made of a puff pastry case filled with frangipane Frangipane is a kind of French cream, made with sugar, butter, eggs and ground almonds. The cakes have a paper crown on top, where a small coin is hidden in the filling. The person who finds the coin in their slice is considered the 'king' of the day and has to wear a paper crown.

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