Wise Words for March

Here are some traditional French sayings from the 1932 and 1933 copies of La Prosperité à la Campagne magazine.
Autant de brouillard en mars – autant de gel en avril
There’ll be as much frost in April as there is fog in March.
(A saying from the South-West)
Autant de brouillard en mars – autant d’orages en été
There’ll [...]

Fête de la St Valentin

St Valentine’s Day has lots of associations with France. It’s thought that the idea of sending Valentine’s cards started with the Duke of Orleans in the fifteenth century. He was captured during the Battle of Agincourt and taken to the Tour of London. He sent love letters and poems to his young wife. But even [...]