Easter in France

What is the French name for the fasting period of Lent?

• Pâques

• la Fête

• le Carême

Holy Week (la Semaine Sainte) begins on which day?

• Ash Wednesday

• Easter Monday

• Palm Sunday

What is the French name for a procession that takes place on Good Friday?

• le Chemin de Croix (the Way of the Cross)

• des processions (processions)

• le Vendredi Saint (Good Friday)

Good Friday in French is

• la Cène

• Pâques Fleuries

• le Vendredi Saint

The Church in French is

• la sainte

• l'église

• le Vendredi Saint

Holy Thursday in French is

• Le Jeudi Saint

• le Vendredi Saint

• les palmes tressées

What happens to the church bells in France during Holy Week?

• The visit the Easter bunny

• They ring in the church

• They fly away to the Vatican in Rome

'les cloches volantes' means

• the bellhop

• the singing bells

• the flying bells

What dies 'le Pape' mean in French?

• the Pope

• the Papa

• the Paper

What happens to the bells when they are in Rome?

• they have a rest

• they are blessed by the Pope and collect chocolates to give to the children in France

• they sing an Easter song