France is a
country with a vibrant festival season.
It has a number of interesting and fun festivals throughout the year
which combines lots of bubbly entertainment spread across. Following are five
such festivals out of many.
·
Bastille Day
It is the common name given in English-speaking countries/lands to the
French National Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of July each
year. In France, it is formally called la Fête nationale
·
Fête de la Musique :
o On the 21st of June, the country celebrates
'Fete De La Musique'. It is also known as 'World Music Day'. All concerts
are free to the public, and all musicians and performers are asked to perform
for free on this day.
·
The Festival d'Avignon,
o It is an
annual arts festival held in the French city of Avignon every summer
in July in the courtyard of the Palais des Papes as well as in other locations
of the city.
·
The Nice Carnival :
o The Nice Carnival is one of the world's major carnival events, alongside
the Brazilian Carnival and Venetian Carnival. It is held annually in February in Nice on the French Riviera
·
Paris-Pl-ages:
o It is a plan run by the office of the mayor
of Paris that creates
temporary artificial beaches each summer along the river Seine in the centre of Paris, and, since 2007, in every July and August,
As a country famed for its forward-thinking, be it in food, fashion, art
or architecture, France certainly has plenty to celebrate. Indeed, the French
love a festival: celebration is rooted deep in their culture, and there's
always the promise of an exciting event.
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