Camping in France at Christmas can be easily in the cold side, but there is time, the spirit of generosity and without family around them to warm up in. During the celebrations are different in each region is as spectacular as one of the next. Although all regions celebrate Christmas, Dec. 25, according to tradition for many in France, the celebrations begin with "La Fête de Saint Nicholas on December 6.
The Fête deLumieres
Held by the people of Lyon at the weekend at the December 8, with the highlight of the festival on 8 him / her, Fete de la Lumiere is a wonderful Christmas tradition. The renowned Festival of Lights is when the Lyon, a homage to the Virgin Mary, to light a candle in each of its windows. These candles are lit on the village, and give you a warm and wonderful mood festive. One focus of the festival is the 'Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourviere, where the impressive stained glass windows, with different colored lights. Information on the Place des Terreaux, in the heart of the city, held several shows, with colored moving beams of light and images to tell the story of Christmas. The Fete de Lumieres is a great way to welcome Christmas, while France are field.
Messe de Minuit
If you're wondering if you get aOpportunity to enter the community and celebrate Christmas with prayers and singing of Christmas carols, then you should make sure that you go to midnight mass, while France are in the field. Held on the eve of Christmas, which is an important tradition in most regions in France, although often in the evening instead of 7-10, where, instead of midnight. Services are generally large and in the community and found to be feeling the Christmas spirit does not often attract professionals and peopleof different faiths. many churches, nursery school is a church built in the front, and a statue of Baby Jesus in procession at the beginning of the service. Whether you are faithful or not, the traditional midnight mass service can not avoid one, you get in a festive mood, ready for Christmas.
Do not forget to put Out Your Shoes
Around the world on Christmas Eve, children hang their redWhite socks with trim are hoping that Santa is'. But France is the shoes, instead of their socks, they leave early. Preferably wooden shoes are the first fire, stay in bed just before the children go, and will be filled in the morning the shoes with gifts. Although it is unlikely that the tent, caravan or camper who live in camping in France, with a fireplace,Shoes outside the door on the left can still be filled with gifts! Why not break with tradition for one year and replace socks with shoes and get a visit from Pere Noel as Santa Claus.
Camping in France for Christmas, you get at parties experience a new set of everything. With family, tradition and fun, the key elements for a French Christmas, there is really no better place to get into the spirit of Christmas.
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