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01/11/2021

A FRENCH CUSTOM: LA TOUSSAINT

La Toussaint is a Catholic festival in France, celebrated the 1st November. It is a religious and public holiday and many French people will have the day off work.

On the 1st November, the French often visit the graves of their loved ones and put flowers (especially Chrysanthemums) on the grave. They see la Toussaint as an opportunity to remember their lost loved ones and honour their lives.

So 💐❤️ to all our lost loved ones.

Cordialement
Sylvie
07760781009

04/04/2021

Hi Everyoone,

I hope you had a lovely sunny Easter.
In France it is not a rabbit who bring the chocolate eggs but flying bells ...

French Catholic tradition says that on Good Friday (the Friday before Easter), all church bells in France sprout wings and fly down to the Vatican to be blessed by the Pope. When the bells return to France full with goodies for well-behaved children for the Sunday mess. In celebration of Jesus' resurrection, they ring, liberating eggs who fall in gardens. It is the reason we could find sometime broken eggs! It is the opening of the Easter egg hunt known as “la chasse aux œufs”.

Easter in Alsace is synonymous with paschal lamb, it is a Genoise made in a mould in the shape of a lamb eaten at Easter.

It is a French tradition to have a family meal at Easter. Often this will include lamb as the main course which is a symbol of spring and new life.

Have a nice Easter Monday.

A bientot
Sylvie
Language Solutions to learn French and Spanish in Cheltenham
07760781009

31/03/2021

Hi Everyone,

Tomorrow it will be the 1st of April and in France, we celebrate as well this day.
The typical French April Fools’ prank consist of discreetly attaching a paper fish to the back of your unknowing victim… But all kinds of pranks are possible on “le premier avril”, especially fake news.
When the prank is revealed, we shout: “poisson d’avril”!!!

Do not hesitate to read the article below or to visit our website to have more information about it.

A bientôt
Sylvie
Language Solutions to learn French and Spanish in Cheltenham area
www.thelanguagesolution.co.uk
07760781009

Origine du Poisson d'Avril Quelles sont les origines de la fête du 1er avril célébrée dans le monde entier ? Pourquoi on se fait des blagues et pourquoi dit-on "Poisson d'avril" ce jour là ? Nous vous proposons de partir à la découverte de cette drôle de fête et des traditions du 1er avril ...

20/01/2021

03/12/2020

Hi everyone,

You have perhaps open your 3rd window in your advent calendar, but to you know who you must thanks for this tradition?
If you want have more information please click on the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vyqYtAs4n1dn2u2-9uu7axy8c6Xt4vjk/view?usp=sharing
or visit our blog page in our website.

Take care.

A bientôt

Sylvie from
Language Solutions in Cheltenham
07760781009

12/11/2020

Hi everyone,
As you know the poppy is the symbol of remembrance in UK but did you know that the French have an equivalent “le bleuet” or the cornflower.
If you want to know a little bit more about this iconic symbol of remembrance in France please click here below or visit our blog in our website www.fun-languages.com for me information.

Armistice day link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y2GMlvMGtDgRMPHDn1931Pj99YLvYfyF/view?usp=sharing

A bientôt
Sylvie
07760781009

12/11/2020

Hi everyone,
As you know the poppy is the symbol of remembrance in UK but did you know that the French have an equivalent “le bleuet” or the cornflower.
If you want to know a little bit more about this iconic symbol of remembrance in France please click here below or visit our blog in our website www.fun-languages.com for me information.

Armistice day link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y2GMlvMGtDgRMPHDn1931Pj99YLvYfyF/view?usp=sharing

A bientôt
Sylvie
07760781009

29/10/2020

Hi everyone ,
You want to know how Halloween is celebrated in France or what is Toussaint for French people? So check on the links or visite our blogs on our website www.thelanguagesolution.co.uk

Halloween vs Toussaint
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qXQSUQ2saHEqJjlusUKdSZWP96GgrJAZ/view?usp=sharing

Ressources
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WYNw94zZ2iuXnUQYaf7hkh22u1ItGcua/view?usp=sharing

Happy Halloween

19/09/2020

Hi everyone,

I am back after a long and pleasant holiday in France.
It was with pleasure I read this article because it perfectly sums up the reasons why it is so important to offer a child the chance to discover, to learn another language. This is why we have developed programs for the little ones.
Come and discover them on our website www.thelanguagesolution.co.uk or contact me 07760781009.

See you soon
Sylvie from Language Solutions

Bonjour a tous,

Je suis de retour après de longues et agréables vacances en France.
C'est avec plaisir que j'ai lu cet article car il résume parfaitement les raisons pour lesquelles il est si important d'offrir la chance a un enfant de découvrir, d'apprendre un autre langage. C'est pourquoi nous avons développer des programmes pour les plus petits.
Venez les découvrir sur notre website www.thelanguagesolution.co.uk or contact me 07760781009

A bientôt
Sylvie

Now that children can't go out and play and explore, you might be dealing with too much energy at home. Enroll them in a language course to keep them busy while having fun.

22/07/2020

Hi everyone,

I hope you and your family are doing well!
It is a while since I have been giving you news but I assumed that between home schooling, being on furlough and potential stress, you were already pretty busy.
Now with the school year is over, I hope it will be less stressful and that you may be lucky to go on Holiday (staycation or not).

It may seem strange but I am thinking about the new start of French and Spanish courses and groups, which should start from the 30th of September.
You are going to tell me that a lot could happen in between. Yes you are right, but it is good to have a plan even if we need to modify them.

So we should start again French after-school clubs for children and French & Spanish classes or 1 to 1 tuition with necessary distancing and procedures to keep us all safe.

Do not hesitate to contact me for more information by email.

All the best
Sylvie
Language Solutions
07760781009
[email protected]

COVID-19 UPDATE I hope that face to face classes at our usual venues may be possible by the end of September. The necessary distancing will be observed and every effort made to keep us all safe. However, if by this time the situation is still uncertain, the sessions will commence via Zoom until such...