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Archive for the ‘France’ Category July 14 As a child, I asked my father, “When was the French Revolution?” He said, “It began in 1789.” I asked, “When did it end?” He said, “It’s still going on.” * * * Known as “Bastille Day” in English, Fete de la Federation (Holiday of the Federation) is one of [...]  June 6 D-Day: Cargo Vehicles “The eyes of the world are upon you.” from General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s statement to the soldiers, sailors, and airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force, June 1944 June 6 marks the anniversary of the 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy that precipitated the long and brutal campaign [...] January 3 St. Genevieve of Paris Today is St. Genevieve’s feast day. She’s honored as the Patron Saint of Paris. St. Genevieve became a nun at the tender age of 15 and devoted the rest of her life—another 65 years—to Christ. The secret of her longevity may have been her diet. She didn’t eat much [...]
Happy Grape Day! Or shall we say Happy New Year? Today is the first day of the first month (Vendémiaire, or “grape harvest”) of the French Republican Calendar, which was used between 1792 and 1806. The French Republican Calendar divided the year into twelve months of 30 days each. Each month was further divided into 3 “decades”—weeks [...] August 16 every year
Today (August 16) the town of Palau de Cedagne in Southwestern France celebrates Xicolatada. At 11 am on this date, residents indulge in a delicious cup of piping hot chocolate. This 300+ year-old tradition grew out of another festival. According to legend (i.e., Wikipedia): 15 August was once a festival day, [...] August 25, 1944 Is Paris Burning? The above line was supposedly uttered by Adolf Hitler to his chief of staff Alfred Jodl, referring to his order to General Dietrich von Choltitz, military governor of Paris during the German occupation, not to let majestic city of Paris fall back into Allied hands, except as complete [...] |
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