1. How do the French decorate their houses and homes before the New Year? 2. What kind of social events are taking place? 3. What is New Year’s Eve called in French? New Year’s Eve in French is known as le Saint-Sylvestre, and that the new year is translated as le nouvel an. 4. How do you say Happy New Year in French? in French, they just say Bonne ann é e!. 5. How is New Year’s celebrated in France? New Year’s Eve in France isn’t that different from a lot of the Western world. People gather with friends and family for the approach to midnight, often at house parties. 6. Who is it customary to celebrate New Year's Eve with in France? 7. Where do couples usually want to be on New Year's Eve?
1. Decorating the house with mistletoe twigs. Wreaths, bouquets and all kinds of compositions are made from it. It is bel ieved that this plant brings good luck and protects the house from evil. 2. The traditional parade in Montmartre. On January 1, a festive procession begins annually on the central streets of the city with the participation of dancers, musicians and mimes. 3. Merry-go-rounds on the streets of the cities on the evening of December 31. The French put on cone-shaped hats and fancy dress costumes, jokingly call each other Sylvester Claus and shower each other with sweets, tinsel and streamers. 4. The holiday lottery. Among friends, a favorite New Year's entertainment is the holiday lottery, in which you can win an unexpected gift: a pig's head, a chicken carcass or a turkey 5. There is a tradition among French housewives to put a bean seed in a closed pie. A guest who comes across a piece of bean is jokingly referred to as the "Bean King" all New Year's Eve. 6. It is customary to celebrate it in company — from 10, 20, 30, and even with hundreds of friends, and sometimes even with complete strangers, at home, in various institutions or even in public places, on the Champs-Elysees or under the Eiffel Tower. 7. Couples in love try to be under the mistletoe on New Year's Eve. Mistletoe is a lucky plant, so it is believed that a kiss next to it brings good luck.
