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Expressions festives
Happy (insert holiday here)! When it’s time to celebrate, you’ll be glad to have these French holiday expressions ready to go.
Holiday wishes
| Bonne Année ! Bonne Année et bonne santé ! |
Happy New Year! | |
| Bonne fête ! | Happy (current holiday)! | |
| Bonne fête de Hanoukka ! | Happy Hanukkah! | |
| Bonnes Pâques ! | Happy Easter! | |
| Joyeuses fêtes ! | Happy holidays! | |
| Joyeux Noël ! | Merry Christmas! | |
| Joyeuses Pâques ! | Happy Easter! | |
| Laissez les bons temps rouler ! | Let the good times roll! (Happy Mardi Gras!) |
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| Meilleurs vœux ! | Happy holidays! Season’s greetings! |
When celebrating with friends and family, you’ll probably do les bises while expressing your good wishes.
More holiday expressions
| À la Chandeleur, l’hiver cesse ou prend vigueur. | On Candlemas, winter ends or strengthens. |
| Ce n’est pas mardi gras aujourd’hui. | What you’re wearing is ridiculous. |
| faire le pont | to make it a long (four-day) weekend |
| faire un temps de Toussaint | to have cold and grey weather |
| Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison | A warm Christmas means a cold Easter |
| Noël sous la neige | white Christmas |
Holiday vocab lists
- Christmas
- Easter
- Halloween
- Hanukkah
- Kwanzaa
- Mardi gras
- New Year’s
- Passover
- Ramadan
- Saint Patrick’s Day
- Thanksgiving
- Valentine’s Day
Also see Celebratory Expressions for general good wishes and useful verbs.
Related features
- Birthdays, Anniversaries, Milestones
- Celebratory expressions
- Dates in French
- Gifts for French lovers
- Holidays and celebrations
- Jours fériés
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