Culture Test Vocabulary
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- a hostel (where university students live)
- la cité universitaire
- a very small flat (where university students live)
- un studio
- baptism or christening
- Le baptême
- birth announcements and invitations to a baptism
- Faire-part de naissance
- godfather
- le parrain
- godmother
- le marraine
- sweet almonds
- les dragées
- communion
- la communion
- sober long white dress worn at communion
- une aube
- a birthday
- l'anniversaire
- feast day of a person's name's saint
- la fête
- festivities that take place before Christmas Day or New YearÂ’s Day
- Les réveillons
- oysters
- des huîtres
- white meat sausage
- du boudin blanc
- goose liver pâté with truffles
- du pâté de foe gras truffé
- yule-log cake
- une bûche de Noël
- the Christmas tree
- Le sapin de Noël
- the christmas crib and carved figures of the nativity
- la crèche
- father christmas
- la père Noël
- the French say ____ on New Year's day
- bonne année
- presents from parents to children on New YearÂ’s Day
- Les étrennes
- a card sent to friends or acquaintances expressing their good wishes for the New Year.
- Une carte de visite
- On January 6, the 12th day of Christmas
- La fête des rois
- Special cake for La fête des rois
- la galette des rois
- something hidden in la galette des rois
- une fève
- On February 2
- La chandeleur
- pancakes
- des crêpes
- the English Shrove Tuesday
- Mardi Gras
- Easter
- Pâques
- The first of November
- La toussaint
- test that determines entry into university
- le baccalauréat
- driverÂ’s license
- Le permis de conduire
- the age of majority, 18
- La majorité
- the wedding day
- La noce
- compulsory wedding ceremony
- Le mariage civil
- optional wedding ceremony
- le mariage religieux
- officiator at a wedding
- Monsieur or Madame le maire
- an official record of a couple's civil status which will later also contain information on any children born to them.
- Un livret de famille
- French wedding cake
- une pièce montée
- The French wedding cake is made of ___
- choux pastry
- the honeymoon trip
- Le voyage de noces
- clubs for old people
- Les clubs de troisième âge
- a funeral.
- LÂ’enterrement