this presentation describes the famous french festivals celebrated in france.

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3. LA FETE NATIONALE

4. In France, it is formally called La Fête
Nationale and commonly Le Quatorze Juillet
which is celebrated on 14 July each year. The
French National Day commemorates the
beginning of the French Revolution with the
Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, as
well as the Fête de la Fédération which
celebrated the unity of the French people on
14 July 1790. The oldest and largest regular
military parade is held on the morning of 14
July, on the Champs-Élysées in Paris in front
of the President of the Republic, French
officials and foreign guests.

5. Ceremonies are organized
in most of communes of
France with a
traditional speech of the
mayor, followed by
wreath-laying at war
memorial. The French
recognize Bastille Day
as the end of the
monarchy and beginning
of the modern republic.

7. French children have Easter egg hunts on Easter morning. Eggs are
usually chocolate ones and not hard-boiled ones. French also play
games with raw eggs on Easter. A few Easter games exist, such
as competitions throwing and catching eggs and seeing who can
toss and catch an egg the longest without breaking it. Another
game with raw eggs stems from the Catholic tradition in France.
In this game, children each take a raw egg and roll them down a
hill. In this symbolic game, the child whose egg travels the
farthest without breaking is the winner.

8. Easter egg hunts are usually for
small, unornamented chocolate
eggs. However, French
chocolatiers also have a long-
standing tradition of creating
oversized ornamental chocolate
eggs that are given as gifts.
These eggs, like most products
from French chocolatiers and
patissiers, often look too
beautiful.

12. All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows is a
solemnity celebrated on 1 November by the
Catholic Church in honour of all the saints,
known and unknown. French people pray for the
dead works . In Mexico, it honours deceased
children and infants. In some parts, people also
light candles in the graves.

13. Flowers and lit candles are placed to
honour the memory of deceased
relatives. Children celebrate the
tradition going door-to-door, where
they receive cakes, nuts, pomegranates,
sweets and candies. People observe this
day by visiting the family dead to clean
and repair their tombs. Offerings of
prayers, flowers, candles, and even
food are made. Many also spend the
day and ensuing night holding reunions
at the graves, singing karaoke, and
feasting. People take flowers to the
graves of dead relatives.

15. On Christmas Eve children leave
their shoes by the fireplace filled
with carrots and treats for Père
Noël's donkey, before they go to
bed.