Articles by lapetite
Bonnes Paques
Posted May 30, 2007 at 03:11 AM
It may be hard for Americans to believe, but in France, no one has ever heard of the Easter bunny. Does that mean poor little French children go candy-less on Easter Sunday? On the contrary! In France, Easter chocolate is bestowed by a giant bell.
I have to admit, I didn't really believe this story until I saw the big [...]
Holiday Hangover
Posted May 30, 2007 at 01:45 AM
Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years… The holiday season is dead and gone, with not a hint of revelry on the horizon until Valentine’s Day, right? Ah, but that’s because you don’t know about La Fête des Rois.
Even as a kid, I always thought of La Fête des Rois as a sort of “hangover [...]
