French Christmas Celebration Part 2 [updated] < 2025 >

France’s Christmas traditions vary dramatically by region. Part 2 highlights three distinct areas:

Children wake up to find their shoes (or stockings) filled with small gifts and candies from . In eastern France, the tradition of sabots (wooden clogs) left by the fireplace persists. French Christmas Celebration Part 2

As you plan your own French-inspired Christmas, do not just buy a bûche. Ask yourself: Am I a capon family? Or a cardoon family? Better yet, fuse the two – serve oysters for the apéro, then a chestnut-stuffed turkey, and finish with a single nougat and a prayer to Tante Arie. France’s Christmas traditions vary dramatically by region