Flags of the World - France Blog Post

Bonjour! I am StJohn Wright from Notarial Services (Yorkshire & Derbyshire) Limited, practicing as StJohn Wright Notary Public. Welcome to the eighteenth blog post about ‘Flags of the World’: this week the blog post is about France.

The French flag is an emblem of the 5th Republic, which was founded in 1958. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red).

In March 1962, Algeria gained independence from French colonial rule. In 1968, there was civil unrest throughout France, with demonstrations, general strikes and the occupation of universities and factories. The unrest begins with student protests against capitalism, heavy police repression saw sympathy strikes, which eventually involved almost a quarter of France’s workforce. In 2002, like Italy as we saw in the last blog post, the Euro replaced the Franc. Did you know that France has the largest defence budget in the whole of the European Union?

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Some facts about France:

·        France is the largest country in the EU and is sometimes nicknamed “the hexagon” for its geographical shape.

·        In France, you can marry a dead person, it is rare and can only be authorised through the president issuing a decree.

·        France was the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away food.

·        French was the official language of England for about 300 years.

·        The world’s first artificial heart transplant and face transplant took place in France.

·        The Louvre is the most visited museum in the world.

·        The French eat 30,000 tonnes of snails every year.

·        The Tour de France is more than 100 years old.

·        Croissants were actually invented in Austria in the 13th Century.

The national animal of France is the Rooster. In the Middle Ages, the Gallic Rooster was widely used as a religious symbol, the sign of hope and faith. It was during the Renaissance period that the rooster began to be associated with emerging French nation.

The national dish of France is the Pot-au-Feu. This is a classic comfort dish prepared using stewed meats and vegetables.

The national drinks are Red Wine and Champayne. In France, they make wine from dark-coloured (black) grape varieties, whereas, Champayne is a well-known white wine from France.

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Thank you for reading this eighteenth blog post on the ‘Flags of the World’. Look out for the next one about the Australia! Au revoir!

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