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St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween or Old Hallowmas Eve, [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
Pages in category "Food and drink festivals in France" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. L.
Lundi de Pentecôte. Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes. 14 July. National Day. Fête Nationale Française. French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation. 15 August. Assumption Day. Assomption.
April 7 National Beer Day [71] April 12 National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day [63] [72] April 17 National Cheeseball Day [70] [73] [74] April 19 National Rice Ball Day [75] April 24 National Pigs in a Blanket Day [74] April 25 National Zucchini Bread Day [70] April 26 National Pretzel Day [55] [74] [76] April 27 National Prime Rib Day [77] April 29
The Gaulish Coligny calendar is the oldest known Celtic solar-lunar ritual calendar. It was discovered in Coligny, France, and is now on display in the Palais des Arts Gallo-Roman museum, Lyon. It dates from the end of the second century CE, [2] when the Roman Empire imposed the use of the Julian Calendar in Roman Gaul.
nicecarnaval.com. The Nice Carnival (French: Carnaval de Nice) is one of the world's major carnival events, alongside the Brazilian Carnival, Venetian Carnival, and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. It is held annually in February and sometimes early March (depending on the movable date of Carnival in the Christian calendar) in Nice on the French Riviera.
Category. : Cultural festivals in France. The following category is for cultural festivals in France, including folk festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, food festivals, and other sorts.
Feria d'Arles. Feria de Nîmes. Fête de la Fédération. Festival of Lights (Lyon) La Fête du Baiser. Fête du Citron. Fêtes de Bayonne. Foire comtoise.