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The year is quickly coming to an end and December is on its way Cotentin moved in. Advent and Christmas are of course also celebrated in Normandy, but overall everything is a little quieter in France and the Christmas markets are more informal. The light decorations in villages and cities, on the other hand, are often quite lavish and imaginative. You can visit the following markets near your private holiday home:
From the December 6-8 It's worth going to the city center Carentan to drive. The market is open on Friday from 15 p.m. to 19 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m.
The small one is already traditional Market in La Haye du Puits, just a few minutes' drive from your holiday home. He finds on December 14th and 15th on Place Général de Gaulle, from 10 a.m. to 18 p.m. At the Sunday, 15. December, is also a small Christmas market portbail, in the Salle Polyvalente and on the neighboring Place Laquaine.
In Coutances he finds Christmas market from December 14th to 24th instead and is each 11am to 19.30pm open. This is very worth seeing A natural light show at the cathedral, that of December 14-30 can be seen from 18 p.m. to 19.30:XNUMX p.m.
Am 22. December takes place for the first time in Saint-Germain-sur-Ay-Plage a small Christmas market takes place.
Customs and customs at Christmas in Normandy
Did you know that December 26th is not a public holiday in almost all of France? And that there is no Santa Claus? The presents for the children are under the tree on the morning of December 25th - thanks to Papa Noël. The celebration takes place on the evening of December 24th (the day is a normal working day, most shops just close a little earlier) with an aperitif followed by a menu that includes seafood such as oysters or scallops, a stuffed turkey or other poultry, lobster or else Wild.
Speaking of oysters: In Normandy, oysters are really booming at Christmas and New Year's Eve. They are cheap, fresh and of outstanding quality. Oyster farmers make 70 percent of their annual turnover in December. So that thieves don't spoil the harvest - oysters have already been harvested on a large scale on the west coast the Channel stolen - the gendarmerie and mounted Republican guards are also on the move this year to protect the oysters. A helicopter is even used at times.
By the way: If you don't want to sip oysters raw, you can serve them baked, for example with a champagne sabayon. Delicious!
Sweets for the festival
The Christmas dessert ends with the Bûche de Noël, a sponge roll filled with chocolate buttercream. The cake goes back to the custom in many European countries of putting a Christmas log or Christmas log in the oven on the winter solstice and keeping it burning over the rough nights. In 1879, a resourceful French pastry chef - experts debate whether he was from Lyon or Paris - created the Bûche de Noël. The outer buttercream layer is worked so that the cake looks like a tree trunk. In addition, there are sometimes more, sometimes less lavish decorations - anything you like is allowed.
Another pastry tradition is the Galette des Rois, served on Epiphany. This is a puff pastry cake in which a small bean (bean) is hidden. Whoever finds this figure in their cake can be king all day. Great fun and not just for children!
Have you already planned your vacation?
If you spend the time between the years in Germany, then use the time to plan your next Normandy holiday with your dog. You can still almost always find space at La Bourdonnerie, but we are already fully booked on certain dates at the beginning of June or mid-July. So secure yours quickly Your date in your favorite holiday home.
The season in your holiday home with a dog in Normandy starts at the end of March in 2020. We wish all of our guests – and those who want to be – a magical Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!
(Text and photos: barbara/chiennormandie.de)[:]