Oct 30 2008
L’Halloween en France
Tomorrow is Halloween - a pagan festival with its roots from celtic Britain. Traditionally, the French celebrate ‘Toussaint‘ instead (All Saints Day) on 1 November, which is a public holiday. However, the commercialisation of Halloween spread to France but more recently the French are starting to shun the event, claiming it to be too commercialised, too American and a marketing gimmick - according to an article on the BBC website.
If, however, you fancy trying out a few French ‘Halloween’ themed recipes, this website has all sorts to try out, including ‘la soupe de la sorcière en bocaux’ (witches’ soup), ‘Guacamole de vampires’ (vampire guacamole), ‘Salade du squelette’ (skeleton salad) and ‘la bave de crapaud pour petits monstres ‘ (toad slime for little monsters!).
Happy Halloween!
