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Advent Calendar 2021 by La Boîte du Fromager

Now we are speaking about an original Advent Calendar 2021! For the Holiday Season 2021, La Boîte du Fromager provides you with a 100% cheesy advent calendar!

Advent Calendars 2021 by English Tea Shop

Tea and infusion lovers, the advent calendar 2021 by English brand English Tea Shop will delight your taste buds.

Néogourmets launches their latest chocolate range with chef Thierry Marx

Feel like enjoying indulging but healthy Holidays? Discover 5 new chocolate slabs by Néogourmets. Naturally sweetened with fruits, these slabs are likely to make children and adults very happy with high-quality recipes created in partnership with chef Thierry Marx.

Advent Calendar 2021 by Maxim’s

This year, Maxim’s Advent Calendar is illustrated by famous sketchers from the Roaring Twenties, SEM. Maxim’s Advent Calendar is filled with many good treats!

Advent calendar 2021 by A La Mère de Famille designed by Pénélope Bagieu

This year, Paris’ oldest chocolate factory A La Mère de Famille called in artist Pénélope Bagieu to design their advent calendar 2021. And behind each window hide several sweets by A La Mère de Famille. Meet in store to get it!

Advent Calendar 2021 by Pierre Marcolini

While waiting for Christmas, Belgian chocolate-maker Pierre Marcolini invites us to wait with indulging food thanks to his Advent Calendar 2021. Perfect to get your fill of chocolate before the big feast!

Coronavirus: “France should not be ashamed of its strategy” Jean Castex says

Faced with criticisms, Prime Minister Jean Castex passionately advocated for the French strategy against the coronavirus epidemic, saying the country should not be ashamed and the French managed to make the necessary efforts during the Holidays.

2021 Galettes des Rois from Liberté bakeries

For a gourmet epiphany, let yourself be tempted by one of the two 2021 galettes des rois from Liberté bakeries. And the good news is that they're available from December 30, 2020.

Coronavirus: new cases decreasing in France? Why the latest 2020 data are wrong

Is the coronavirus epidemic in France more active than the latest data intend? Between the rise of covid tests prior to Christmas, public holidays and trips, here are factors making the end-of-year indicators wrong.

Holidays: Darmanin asks Prefects to reinforce the security of places of worship

As the French are about to celebrate the Holidays in a never-before-seen context, Secretary of the Interior Gérald Darmanin has asked prefects to “significantly reinforce” security around places of worship or offices on Thursday December 24 and Friday 25, 2020.

Covid: wearing a mask for Christmas? French mostly against, a survey says

As the Holidays are just around the corner, the World Health Organization thinks the spread risk is particularly high. Wearing a facemask is therefore recommended during family reunions for the Holidays. A survey conducted for RTL and Orange says that 68% of the French are not willing to comply with this rule.

Christmas logs 2020 from Fruttini by MO

At Fruttini by MO, two frozen logs for the 2020 holiday season: one chocolate-cassis, the other 100% vegan coconut-mango-passion.

Nicolas Bernardé's 2020 Christmas log

For this holiday season 2020, Pastry Chef and Meilleur Ouvrier de France Nicolas Bernardé invites us for a walk in the woods with a log that looks like a cut log.

Christmas 2020 at Galeries Lafayette Beaugrenelle: entertainments

All December 2020 long, Galeries Lafayette Beaugrenelle celebrate Christmas with free entertainments for children and adults.

Coronavirus: third wave, curfew… how would the post-lockdown process look like?

As France is back into nationwide lockdown until December 15, 2020, some people are already wondering about the post-lockdown process. What are the leads considered? How would the Holidays occur in France? Could lockdown be extended beyond December 15? We try to give you as many answers as we can.

Covid: curfew from 8 p.m. starting December 15 and no exemption on New Year's Eve

As the deadline of December 15 is just around the corner, France will not meet the 5,000 new Covid cases per day goal enabling to exit lockdown, as Jean Castex explained this Thursday December 10 during a press brief. The situation forced the government to toughen up measures planned, like curfew starting from 8 p.m. from December 15 and no exemption on New Year's Eve.

Covid: Castex announces curfew on December 31 starting from 8 p.m.

This December 10, Jean Castex addressed the coronavirus epidemic evolution in France and announced the next step of the progressive lockdown exit strategy. Even though curfew will be exceptionally lifted on December 24 in the evening for Christmas Eve, there will be no exemption for New Year's Eve. The French will have to comply with curfew on December 31 from 8 p.m.

Covid: new health protocol for stores reopening

As all stores are to reopen starting November 28, a new health protocol will be instated. During a press brief held on November 26, deputy minister to the Minister of the Economy entrusted with SMBs Alain Griset has explained the reinforced health protocol. 8sqm per customer limit, one-way traffic when possible... Here are the new rules to comply with within stores.

Covid: WHO recommends curtailed Christmas

With the Holidays just around the corner, the World Health Organization has expressed their views on the matter. WHO recommends curtailed Christmas, saying “avoiding family gatherings would be the safest bet”.

Covid: massive screening in December in France to save Christmas?

Will France provide massive screening to save Christmas? This Tuesday November 17, 2020, French politician Laurent Wauquiez announced a massive screening campaign in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes before Christmas, that is to say, they will screen 8 million inhabitants. As for the French government, they are thinking about a massive screening for the entire population in December.