French values through summer customs and

traditions

Lycée DON BOSCO Wittenheim, FRANCE

4th Comenius meeting in Bulgaria

June 2013

French values

● LIBERTE● EGALITE● FRATERNITE

●Another symbol for Liberty

The statue of Liberty in New York

Designed by a french artist from Colmar in Alsace

The storming of the bastille

July 14th is the national day

This date commemorates the storming of the Bastille, leading to the French Revolution in 1789.

La Liberté guidant le peuplefrom Eugène Delacroix

It became a symbolic day.

The military paradeOn July 14th : National

dayA demonstration of

France’s military power on the Champs-Elysées in Paris.

Trumpets and clarions ring upon the arrival of the President.

Fireworks

●La foire aux vins de Colmar

Les Eurockéennes in Belfort is another major regional event where you can go and enjoy good music in a relaxed atmosphere (scenery on a lake)

● A famous summer event where you can taste french wines and have entertainment

Le festival de CannesThis year, the festival was from 15th till 26th May. This is the place to be for many stars having the

privilege to compete for the golden palm !This years the jury was composed of Steven

Spielberg, Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Daniel Auteuil.

The end of the Festival

Each year the festival is ending up with a closing ceremony (« La vie d’Adèle » this year).

The attending stars walk up the stairs with red carpet.

Les feux de la Saint Jean

The bucher on fire.