Pentecost is a public holiday in France, but not everyone gets the day off. Instead some people will be given the attractive option of working as usual but without being paid.
May 8th is VE Day, marking the end of fighting in Europe during World War II - but the story of how it came to be a public holiday in France is a complicated one, with the holiday still up for debate.
Some countries have just four seasons, but those lucky enough to live in France have a dizzying array of different 'seasons' defined by food, drink, dress and political events. Here is our guide to the real seasons of France.
French families mark the end of the festive season by scoffing down a pastry fit for kings. Here's the story of the Galette des Rois - a tart that had a lot of fun rituals with it.
The scent of marzipan wafts through the air as confectioners from a century-old company in southern France prepare calissons, one of Provence’s famed sweets made of candied melon and crushed almonds.
The French Post Office on Friday released a scratch-and-sniff postage stamp to celebrate the world-famous baguette. The ink used on the stamps contains microcapsules which provide the fragrance.
From art and culture to sport and activities, food and drink to festivals, France has such a dizzying range of things to do that it can be hard to pick. Here's a selection of personal favourites that French residents or visitors to France really should try.
Tens of thousands dressed up in sometimes madcap outfits, dancing in the streets and catching herrings outside the town hall: France's northern seaside city of Dunkirk is revelling in its increasingly popular annual carnival.
The Elysee palace in Paris, home to the French presidency, said Sunday it will bring back a public changing of the guard ceremony, 27 years after it was last held.
Celebrating New Year's Eve in France can be lots of fun, but laws regarding public safety and order still apply amid the celebrations. Here are the rules you should be aware of.
Pain au chocolat, croissants, baguettes...There's no doubt that when it comes to the most important meal of the day, the French know their stuff. But there is one Gallic breakfast habit that will leave you stunned, writes Jackie McGeown.
The one day a year where your neighbours cannot be mad at you for blasting the music, and where everyone across France gets their groove on - here is what you need to know about the Fête de la musique.
French President Emmanuel Macron invited music fans to a socially distanced techno party at the presidential palace on Monday, reviving a pre-Covid event to mark the country's annual street music festival.
A food company from Brittany has come up with an inventive product that gives a new twist to one of the country's most sacred cheeses. But will the French turn their noses up at it?
A new survey has revealed just how much longer the French spend eating and drinking compared to Americans. And that's not the only way the two cultures differ in terms of their food habits.
Agonising over whether to go home for Christmas this year? To make it easier for you we've put together this festive face-off to decide once and for all who does Christmas better, the French or the Anglos.
Frogs’ legs have been a source of amusement and stereotyping of the French for countless years, but an archaeological dig near Stonehenge in England made a startling discovery this week: The Brits were scoffing them long before the French - 8,000 years earlier in fact.
A French court this week forced two retailers to close 15 of their locations on Sundays, amid a renewed tension between France’s traditional working hours, and a dire need to create jobs and stimulate growth in the stagnant French economy. On Friday, workers held protests for the right to work on Sundays.
