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New Year in France

Planning where to celebrate New Year? Then, don’t think twice before choosing France as your New Year celebration destination and we have reasons to say that. New Year’s Eve celebrated in France is also called as ‘la Saint-Sylvestre’. New Year in France is celebrated as an occasion to welcome the future and cherish the past. We, at NewYearChristmas.com are here to enlighten you with some great ideas to celebrate New Year in France.

New Year in France is celebrated in a traditional way of picking 12 grapes as the clock strikes 12 at night. These 12 grapes are significant for the coming 12 months of the New Year. French people eat these 12 grapes as they enter the New Year to bring in good luck and prosperity for themselves and for their loved ones.

French New Year Celebrations go on for a week till 6th of January with a cake cutting ceremony, also known as ‘La Galette Des Rois’. As the New Year 2010 is approaching, you will also see all the clubs, hotels and markets in France geared up to welcome it with all the pomp and show.

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