Culture & traditions

The French National Day is held every 14th of July. For the French, it symbolizes the end of the monarchy but also the national reconciliation.

World Music Day (La Fête de la Musique) traditionally marks the first day of summer. In France, word play is the order of the day: Faites de la musique !

Every year, in France, the Neighbors Day takes place. That day, people who live in the same building or in the same neighborhood meet.

We have adopted bad habits which have a negative impact on the natural environment. That is why we urgently need to change our behaviour.

8 March is International Women’s Day: an opportunity to think about all of the women in our lives as well as those around the world.

Comics are a favourite tool used by beginners who are learning a new language. Why is that?

20 March is International Day of La Francophonie, a collective term to describe all of the countries and people who share French as a common language.

Presenting some of the characters created by Gotlib, a famous French comic writer: Superdupont, Gai-Luron and La Coccinelle.