Why is France’s emblem a rooster?
Germany has an eagle, the United Kingdom has a lion and Spain has a bull. But why does France have a rooster? The origin of this emblem dates back to Ancient history. At that time,…
Germany has an eagle, the United Kingdom has a lion and Spain has a bull. But why does France have a rooster? The origin of this emblem dates back to Ancient history. At that time,…
France is the champion of Europe! Yes… The European champion of the number of births out of wedlock! In France, 6 babies out of 10 are born in families in which the parents are not…
When I first came to France, I was surprised by the way people greet each other. Where I come from, in Argentina, to say hi, we also do “la bise”, but only on one cheek….
When Leila came to join her husband in Lyon with her two children, she knew nothing about what French people call laïcité. In Afghanistan, she had only been told that laïcité was “against Islam”….
In France, if you love someone, you can formally commit to this person without getting married. When Pierre and Cécile realized that they were made for each other, that their relationship would last for a…
A 33-meter minaret, multicolored mosaics and a carpet of wool covering the ground: the great Mosque is fascinating. But behind all this beauty lies a great story. The Mosque was built to pay tribute to…
My name is Martha, I’m German and I have been working in France for now 5 years. Some differences are still surprising me in the French society: the place of religion for example. One day,…
“On the first day of preschool, I was the one crying when I left my daughter to Nicolas, her teacher” remembers Mrs. Tao. “Chingda was just 3 years old and she could only understand Laotian!…
At school, I have learnt that “salut” means “hello” or “bye”. I have always found it strange to have one word to both greet and leave someone. During my first trip to France, I said…
This year, Myriam will enter preparatory course (CP) and will eat for the first time at the school canteen. Her parents, Alexandre and Sarah, are worried: they are practising Jews and fear that their daughter will have…