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So in case you were wondering, I thought I'd share a little about the Easter holiday in France. Easter, or Pâques, is celebrated in pretty much the same fashion as it is in the States with a few differences. Instead of an Easter Bunny bringing eggs, they have a tradition of the "Cloche Volant," or the Flying Bells. French Catholics believed that on Good Friday, all the church bells in France flew to the Vatican, and bringing with them the misery and grief of those who mourn Jesus' crucifixion on that day. The bells then return on Easter Sunday and bring chocolates and eggs, dropping them in the garden. Parents ask their children if they hear the bells that have brought Easter surprises. Along with easter egg hunts children also have chocolate bells, fish, chickens, and more recently, bunnies.
Happy Easter!
-M
(http://www.frenchfriends.info/culture/easter-paques-traditions)
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