We do celebrate Valentine's day in France although it is not quite as popular as in England.
We go out for a meal or have a romantic evening at home with candles ( des bougies ) and a good bottle of wine ( une bonne bouteille de vin ).
If two people in love ( des amoureux ) are apart, they will send each other a card ( une carte ) by post ( par la poste ) or by Internet ( une carte virtuelle) to prove to one another that the saying: loin des yeux, loin du cœur is not true!
Giving flowers is of course very popular and you may see at florists' ( les fleuristes ) another popular saying: Dites-le avec des fleurs!
Why not come and find out more about French customs by joining one of the French classes at Alliance Française de Bristol or de Bath? For more info...
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