gui

Inherited from Middle French guy, from Old French guy, from Latin viscum, influenced by Frankish *wīhsila.


Thanksgiving

fr:Action de grâce (Canada)
fr:Thanksgiving
fr:Thanksgiving (États-Unis)


jour de l'an

jour de l’ an (canonical masculine)
jours de l’an (plural)

/ʒuʁ də l‿ɑ̃/


Noël

Inherited from Middle French Noël, from Old French Noel, Naël, inherited from Vulgar Latin *notālis, from Latin nātālis [diēs Dominī] (“birthday of the Lord”) with dissimilation of the first -a- to -o-. Doublet of natal.

inh

a male given name, equivalent to English Noel


mardi gras

fr-noun

mardi gras m (countable and uncountable, plural mardi gras)

/mɔʁd͡zi ɡʁɔ/

/mɑʁd͡zi ɡʁɑ/

1582 Lambert Daneau, Traité contre les Bacchanales ou Mardi-gras, title listed in Jean Baptiste Louis Osmont, Dictionnaire typographique, historique et critique des livres rares ... et recherchés: Tome 1-2, Chez Lacombe, libraire, Quai de Conti (1768), p. 221.

Elle a été empoisonnée comme une danseuse de Mardi Gras, emmenée à la Préfecture, immatriculée, soumise à l’autorisation et aux inspections de salubrité.

1997, Albert Cassagne, Daniel Oster, quoting E. and J. de Goncourt, La théorie de l'art pour l'art, Editions Champ Vallon, →ISBN, page 110:

She was poisoned as a Mardi Gras dancer, brought to the Prefecture, registered, subject to authorization and health inspections.

Les Gilles, richement costumé, défilant le jour du mardi gras dans les rues de la ville.

2000, (France), Émile Biémont, Rythmes du temps: astronomie et calendriers, De Boeck Université, →ISBN, page 109:

The Gilles, richly costumed, marching on the day of the Mardi Gras in the city streets.

(usually uncountable) Mardi Gras: the last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy could be out of place for Christians


renne

→ Corsican: renna

→ Italian: renna

→ Portuguese: rena

→ Romanian: ren m

→ Turkish: Ren geyiği


tourterelle

Inherited from Old French turterele, turtrele, from Late Latin turturella or Latin turturilla, a diminutive of turtur (“turtle dove”). Compare Italian tortorella, Romanian turturea. Cf. also tourte / tourtre.


Père Noël

→ Arabic: بابا نويل (calque)

desc

Portuguese: → Pai Natal (calque), → Papai Noel (partial calque)

→ Spanish: Papá Noel (calque)


Ascension

(Christianity) Ascension; the holiday commemorating the Ascension of Jesus


ramadan

(Islam) Ramadan (holy ninth month of Islamic lunar calendar)


Père Fouettard

In French culture, a traditional Yuletide character, who accompanies Saint Nicholas and punishes naughty children


guirlande

→ Danish: guirlande

Inherited from Old French garlande, probably derived from Frankish *weron (“bedeck, adorn”), from or related to Proto-Germanic *wīraz; compare Old High German wieren, English wire.


arbre de Noël

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-arbre de Noël.wav

a Christmas tree (usually conifer), tree set up during the Christmas holiday season


Saint-Valentin

J’irai dans un bar ce soir. Aujourd’hui c’est la Saint-Valentin. J’irai seule ; je m’offrirai une rose.

I'll be in a bar tonight. Today's Valentine's Day. I'll be alone; I'll give me a rose.

Valentine's Day (a holiday in remembrance of Saint Valentine, February 14th, celebrated by sending cards or similar tokens of love)


messe de minuit

fr-noun

messe de minuit f (plural messes de minuit)


calendrier de l'Avent

calendrier de l’Avent m (plural calendriers de l’Avent)

calendrier de l’ Avent (canonical masculine)
calendriers de l’Avent (plural)


bûche de Noël

German: Bûche de Noël

ja-r

ビュッシュ・ド・^ノエル

Japanese: ビュッシュ・ド・ノエル (byusshu do Noeru)

Korean: 뷔슈 드 노엘 (bwisyu deu No'el)


Pâque

Inherited from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha.


joyeuses fêtes

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year; happy holidays


équinoxe d'automne

fr-noun

équinoxe d’automne m (plural équinoxes d’automne)

équinoxe d’ automne (canonical masculine)
équinoxes d’automne (plural)


équinoxe de printemps

équinoxe de printemps m (plural équinoxes de printemps)

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-équinoxe de printemps.wav


veillée de Noël

veillée de Noël f (plural veillées de Noël)

Christmas Eve; the night before Christmas Day