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Dreams of France /

Love & Romant"m

FOR THIS THIRD EDITION, SPECIAL LOVE !
Paris, city of love...

Love !!!
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THIS QUARTERS FOCUS : MARRIAGE !

Impossible to dedicate an edition to Love without dedicating our focus on marriage. Discover the story of this fairy tale as it is lived in France.
See p.4

DOROTHE !

Icon of French poeple in the thirtys, she is without a doubt one of the most beloved gures of the generation 80. Discover, in the kids corner (and grown kids), the one who imported the Japanese culture in France!
See p.8

The "pont des arts"

OTHER SECTIONS

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Tour Eiffel (2nd oor)

The word of the quarter ("I love you!") The corner... of nature (water) ...of cultural diversity (we belong to a single whole) ...gour mets (The "quiche lorraine"), and of course the little corner of France (Saint-Cirq-Lapopie).
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Dream, Love !!!

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France is often seen as "the land of love." We decided to dedicate this

third edition to this feeling that "gives wings."

The "Mont Saint-Michel"

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magazine will be transported by a romantic momentum...

We hope that reading your

Rudy

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3me trimestre 2013

Edition n3

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- Director of publication : Nadine Salgarolo - Chief editor : Rudy Salgarolo - Editor : Nadine Salgarolo
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- Translators : Tomoko and Hiroto Kano, Sylvie Mercier, Rudy Salgarolo.

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EVENTS OF THE CORNER!

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Enjoy hollidays !

Sea, Sun... And a head full of dreams !

THE SUMMER HOLLIDAYS !

In France, the summer holidays are commonly called "the long hollidays". For schoolchildren, they last 2 months! Generaly, French poeple take this opportunity to travel (2-3 weeks or 1 month). Indeed, they have ve weeks of paid vacation per year, which allows them to take long summer holidays. Destinations and activities are varied and depend of course of everyone's tastes, but French poeple are k n o w n t o l ove going to the beach, take sunbathes...

Those who do not appreciate the "farniente" (litteraly "doing nothing" often prefer the mountains and hiking.

In Paris, takes place every year the traditional military parade.

AUGUST 15TH

Fo r C a t h o l i c s , i t i s t h e Assumption, the elevation of the Virgin Mary ( mother of Jesus

JULY 14TH - BASTILLE DAY

Its the national day ! French poeple are commemorating the most important event in their history, the Revolution (and the "fte de la fdration", symbolizing the unity of French people). Celebrations are held all over t h e c o u n t r y. T h e p ro g r a m includes concerts, balls, and of course the traditional reworks at midnight.

Christ) in heaven at the end of his earthly life. The weekend of August 15TH, is also known to be the busiest of the summer holidays.
BACK TO SCHOOL

After 2 months of welldeserved vacations, it's time for all the children to head back to school. Indeed, the French school year always begins in early September.
Rudy

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FOCUS : MARRIAGE!

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$e proposal...

As in a fairy tal#...
ONE GNEE ON THE GROUND...

Before the wedding, of course, comes the proposal. It has to be original ! In fact, recentely, French poeple make their proposal in special places (during a romantic trip, for example). The proposal itself is fairly standard, one knee on the ground, a ring in a hand and... "Will you marry me ?".
...THE EVE...

Then the couple goes to the town hall for the ceremony itself. They ofcially engage themselves in marriage by signing the ofcial documents in front of the mayor (this is why the expression "Stand on front of the mayor" means "to get marry" !). Then the newlyweds, if they are believers, go to the church for the religious ceremony. After this blessing in the church, everyone goes to a place in order to take the "vin dhonneur" (a cocktail in which everyone can congratulate the couple). The couple, for their part, are going to have the wedding pictures taken and will arrive a bit later.

In France, its very common to live together before getting married, but the day before the ofcial ceremony, the bride and groom usually sleep at their parents house. ...D DAY ! On the wedding day, the groom will get his future wife at her parents house with the "car of the bride" (which could be a classic car, an old one, a drawn carriage, or something else, but it has to be special and well decorated with fresh owers).

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to have words to under%and eacho&er

After the cocktail, the bride and groom and their families found themselves in restricted committee for a festive meal that will last until dawn ...
Rudy

Laure Conan

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THE CORNER... !

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... of nature.
THE BLUE PLANET. SOFT WATER

The Earth is called like this because from outerspace, it appears as an aquatic world. In fact, the oceans cover more than 70% of its surface.

If Earth is full of water, only 0.3% of the resource is available for human beings; the rest is constituted by salt water or blocked of ice. Actuallyt, one billion people have no access to clean drinking water and bad quality of water kills 6 million people every single year.
(source Yann Arthus-Bertrand)

in the Universe, than gold on Earth.

Water is more rare

THIS QUARTERS ACTION

Save water! For example, turn off your tap when youre brushing your teeth. But the sea is still too often considered as a waste. Result: a real "plastic continent" entirely composed by human wastes and 6 times larger than France !

Hubert Reeves

... cultural diversity.

WATER: DID YOU KNOW ?

"Only water is eternal "

Yun Son-Do

A human body is composed at about 65% of water. And we lose water every day in large quantities (urine, sweating, etc..). This is why we cannot live without regular water intake. Now try to think about this: The global volume of water on Earth does not move, the water dinosaurs or mammoths drank is the same we drink. The drinking water for Africans, Chinese or French is the same! We are mainly composed of water ... The same water! And this also applies to all other living species, whether plants or animals. We are all members of a single whole...
Rudy

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THE WORD OF THE QUARTER !

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Je taime
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

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Of course, everyone knows the meaning of this sentence. What some poeple may not know, is that, in French, it is only this way - short and without adjectives- that it takes its romantic meaning. Thus, " Je taime beaucoup (very much)" has a friendly meaning...

In fact, it is rare to directly ask someone to become his girlfriend/her boyfriend; French poeple often prefer a kiss exchanged as words... We also sometimes meet international couples who did not speak a word of the language of the other when they met... French poeple understand very well such situations. When hearts are in unison, nothing is impossible. In addition, French poe ple, especially women, prefer romantic attentions (a rose, a love letter, a candlelit homemade dinner, among others...) than words which would be meanless whithout being accompagned by any action.
Rudy

But french poeple also use "Je taime" with their families to express their commitment to the poeple they love.
WHY THIS WORD?

Because this is THE word of Love. French poeple use it a lot! Its usual for couples and families to exchange these sweet words of love everyday.
ON THE OTHER HAND...

Its also true that French poeple usually consider that, in love, words are unnecessary...

$e red rose, symbol of Lov#

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THE CORNER OF GOURMETS!

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The quiche Lorraine

A CLASSIC!

Today I invite you to join me in order to cook a classic: the quiche Lorraine. Its a very old recipe, comming from Alsace-Lorraine. The quiche can be found in this form from the 19th century. Here's the recipe:
RECIPE Crdit : The Digital Pimp

- 250 g of smoked bacon - 50 cl of fresh cream - Pepper

Ingrdients for the shortcrust pastry: - 150g of our - 75 g of butter - Salt - 1/4 cup of water

preparation: Handmade shortcrust pastry. Mix our, salt and the butter, by pressing and rubbing the mixture in your hands. Add 1/4 cup water to the grainy paste. Knead quickly. Make a ball. Overwrite it with the palm of your hands and put the ball in three times. Roll out the dough to about 3 millimeters thickness. Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 25 to 30 minutes Ingredients for the quiche: - 3 whole eggs - 2 egg yolks

Preparation : Prepare the bacon by eliminating much cartilage and rind. Cut into thin slices. Roll out the past in a pie dish previously buttered and oured. Prick the paste with a fork. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks. Add the bacon, the cream and mix to obtain a homogeneous preparation. Add pepper at your taste. Pour the mixture over the shortcrust pastry. cooking time: Preheat the oven to 200C (gas mark 7). Bake for about 30 minutes at 200C. Keep an eye on the quiche during cooking. You can serve it as an appetizer or starter. You can also incorporate mushrooms or even leeks, Personnaly, one of my favorite. With leeks, its is a delight, Yummy!

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The last word Lets meet in October to cook a new French recipe together.

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THE CORNER OF KIDS

(AND GROWN KIDS)

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Dorothe
ABSOLUTE ICON

All theFrench in their thirties love her! In fact, they used to meet her every

The show has been diffused more than 26 hours per week; 40 during the school holiday period (world record). At the end, in 1997, the Club Dorothe had about 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 members.
JAPAN !

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Dorothe in 2008

d a y after school, on Wednesday (day off for children) and the weekends in Recr A2 (1978-1987), then in the cultissime Club Dorothe (1987-1997).
A COMPLETE ARTIST...

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TV host, singer (more than 17 million records sold in France!), Actress, director of k i d s p ro g r a m s, Dorothhe can do everything!
...WITH LOTS OF RECORDS

If young French poeple love Japan, it is largely thanks to Dorothe , who imported the Ja p a n e s e culture in France. In fact, besides the talent of Dorothe and her team, the C l u b Dorothe also owes its success to the cult cartoons programming, such as Saint Seiya, Dragon Ball Z, City Hunter, Ranma 1/2, Maison Ikkoku, or Candy Candy. The Club Dorothes period also coincides with what is commonly known as the "golden age of video games" (it was the time of the legendary war between Sega and Nintendo ...).
Rudy

credit : George Seguin (Okki)

You can find Dorothes songs on iTunes :

Dorothe/iTunes

You can also see her official website :

dorothee-officiel.com

Indeed, the Club Dorothe was watched by 75% of the children and realized audience share exceeding 85%, a record never equaled!

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LITTLE CORNER OF FRANCE!

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SaintCirq-Lapopie
A VILLAGE LOVED BY FRENCH PEOPLE crdit : Abxbay

Today we will have a little trip in one of the most beautiful medieval villages of France. Named Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, it is located in the Lot, wich is in the Midi Pyrenes region. It had 217 inhabitants in 2010. This village was elected in 2012 as the favorite village of French poeple! It owes its name to Saint Cyr, Catholic and crdit : Adam Baker Christian martyr.
A TOURISTIC M U S E U M TOWN

In october, we will go to the famous "Mont Saint-Michel"!

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There, you will be able to discover the ruins of three castles, a fortied church of the fteenth century, medieval houses of the fourteenth century, and also producers and gourmet shops with local products such as: Fatty liver, biscuits, syrups, honey, Quercys Pastis, jam, gingerbread... Lots of things to do for holidays! I invite you to discover it during a trip in this beautiful place.

crdit : Citevia

FOR THE ANECDOTE...

The name "Lalopie" has its origins in a French dialect: the language of Oc or Occitan - spoken in the south of France, especially in the Languedoc Roussillon region meaning "fourgon" (long and narrow bar of iron used to stoke the re)."
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