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In France it is a time for the whole family to come together at Christmas time to holiday and worship. On the eve of Christmas beautifully lit churches and cathedrals, ring out Christmas carols with the church bells.
Once dinner is over and the family has retired to bed, they leave a fire burning and food and drink on the table in case the Virgin Mary calls in. Children leave their shoes or wooden clogs called 『sabots』 in the hearth for the Christ Child or 『P?re Noël』 to fill. In the north of France, children are given gifts on December 6, which is St. Nicholas' Day, instead of Christmas Day. The adults give each others presents on New Year's Day.
法國的聖誕節，是一個全家人一起聚會、祈禱的日子。平安夜的大教堂被妝點得格外美麗，鈴聲奏起動聽的聖誕頌歌，整個城市都跟著活躍起來。
即使在人們盡情享受聖誕美宴之後，准備休息了，也會讓爐火繼續燃燒，把食物和飲料留在桌子上，這都是為聖母瑪麗亞准備的。孩子們會把木鞋放在爐邊，等著幼年的基督耶穌或者聖誕老人用禮物把它們裝滿。在法國北部，孩子們通常會在十二月六日(尼古拉斯節)收到禮物，成人則是在新年相互贈送禮物。
If you are interested by French Christmas tradition, the Restaurant C」est La Vie in Tianjin will reconstitute a traditional Christmas Eve party for the 24th December. A special set dinner, with goose liver terrine, scallop, turkey, cheese and Yule log will be load at 480 Rmb. French Champagne will be at the special price of 480 per bottle and 80 per glasses.
如果你對上述法式聖誕節感興趣，可以在十二月二十四日來到巴黎餐廳體驗傳統純正的法式聖誕晚會。鵝肝醬、乾貝、火雞、乾酪加上聖誕柴將以優惠價格480元為您獻上，法國香檳酒特惠價格為每瓶480元，每杯80元。
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