http://www.elizabethnew.com/2009/12/02/a-french-christmas/ French Affaires Weekly Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:37:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.elizabethnew.com/2009/12/02/a-french-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Leena Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:14:01 +0000 http://www.elizabethnew.com/?p=164#comment-19 This is a wonderful blog. I am so enchanted by it.. Is the day that you are referring not Dec 6th or St Nicks day when kids get little presents from St. Nicklaus... This is a wonderful blog. I am so enchanted by it.. Is the day that you are referring not Dec 6th or St Nicks day when kids get little presents from St. Nicklaus…

]]> http://www.elizabethnew.com/2009/12/02/a-french-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Elizabeth New Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:18:22 +0000 http://www.elizabethnew.com/?p=164#comment-15 Joe, you are exactly right. Many French families still put shoes out in the home for Pere Noel to fill. And in a village in the south of France, families put the shoes outside the doors of their home so when walking the streets on Christmas Eve, it's a festival of shoes! Joe, you are exactly right. Many French families still put shoes out in the home for Pere Noel to fill. And in a village in the south of France, families put the shoes outside the doors of their home so when walking the streets on Christmas Eve, it’s a festival of shoes!

]]> http://www.elizabethnew.com/2009/12/02/a-french-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Joe O'Leary Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:19:20 +0000 http://www.elizabethnew.com/?p=164#comment-14 I remember as an American boy in 1950's in Frsnce learning that on Christmas eve the French put out shoes instead of hanging stockings. Is this still true? I remember as an American boy in 1950’s in Frsnce learning that on Christmas eve the French put out shoes instead of hanging stockings. Is this still true?

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