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Nouns - Customs and Festivals 01

GCSE Fast French customs and festivals nouns help you talk about celebrations and traditions. Learn key event vocabulary, describe what happens, and recognise these words in listening and reading tasks.

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Fascinating Fact:

Noël means “Christmas”, Pâques means “Easter”.

In GCSE Fast French, festival and customs vocabulary helps you discuss celebrations, food, activities, and local traditions. These nouns are useful for role plays and photo cards, and they often appear in texts about culture, family life, and holidays.

Key Terms

Festival: A special event that people celebrate, often with traditions, music, food, or ceremonies.
Tradition: A custom or action that is repeated over time, often linked to family, religion, or culture.
Vocabulary set: A group of words on the same theme, learned together to help you speak and write more smoothly.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

What GCSE French vocabulary do I need for customs and festivals?

For GCSE French customs and festivals, learn nouns for events, traditions, food, and activities, plus time words like “today” and “every year”. This helps you describe celebrations clearly in speaking and writing tasks.

How do I talk about a festival in GCSE French speaking?

To talk about a festival in GCSE French, say what it is, when it happens, and what people do. Add one or two details about food, decorations, or family activities, and finish with an opinion and a reason.

Why do festivals and traditions appear in GCSE French exams?

Festivals and traditions appear in GCSE French because they are part of culture, identity, and daily life. They also give you chances to use past and future tenses when describing what you did or what you will do.

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In each question you will be given a word or words in French. All you have to do is choose the English equivalent from the four choices offered.

1 .

Le jour de l'An

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Eve

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year’s Day is the first day of the year
Le jour de l'an est le premier jour de l'année

2 .

La Saint-Sylvestre

Boxing Day

Michaelmas

Christmas Eve

New Year’s Eve

As well as la Saint-Sylvestre you could also say réveillon de Nouvel an

3 .

La veille de Noël

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

Twelfth Night

Boxing Day = le lendemain de Noël

4 .

Fête

Jelly

Buffet

Party

Gift

Fête = party, festival, holiday, feast or celebration

5 .

Poisson d’avril

Fish supper

Easter Sunday

Fisherman’s Day

April Fool

Poisson d’avril is both April Fools Day and an April Fool

6 .

La Saint Valentin

Valentine’s Day

All Saints Day

All Saints Eve

Michaelmas

Even though Valentine was a man, we use la, not le

7 .

Pâques

Lent

Ramadan

Easter

Diwali

Lent = Carême
Ramadan = Ramadan
Diwali = Diwali

8 .

Fête des mères

Mother’s Day

Father's Day

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Eve

Father’s Day = fête des pères

9 .

Jour férié

Advent

Bank holiday / public holiday

Pancake Day

Good Friday

Of course, Pancake Day (or Shrove Tuesday) is mardi gras

10 .

Fête du travail

Good Friday

May Day

Halloween

Bonfire Night

Fête du travail is literally “festival of work”

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - French customs and festivals

Author: Graeme Haw

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