Written by United Planet Team Member Julie
Every year on the third Thursday of each November, French people celebrate the new arrival of a particular wine: the Beaujolais nouveau — or the new Beaujolais, for English speakers. But what is it, and what are we celebrating?
The Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made with a [...]

Written by United Planet Team Member, Lucille
For 96 years, daring cyclists have braved the 3,5000 kilometers of this 21 day race.
This year, the race was made up of 10 flat stages, seven mountain stages, one medium stage, two individual time-trials, and one team time-trial stage.
The most famous, if not challenging, bicycle race in [...]

Post written by Lucille, a United Planet team member.
Each year, during the first weekend of July, the North of France celebrates the Festival of the Giants.

Picture taken by chaton144, Flickr
Most of the Northern cities have a patron giant to protect them. Today, there are more than 300 giants representing the cities of the [...]

Post written by Marie, a United Planet Team member.
Founded in 1946 by Jean Zay, the Cannes Film Festival is the most popular film festival in the world. The 62nd annual festival, hosted by French Actress Isabelle Huppert, just wrapped up on May 24th.
The red carpet has been rolled out! The Festival de Cannes screened 52 [...]

Post written by Lucille, a United Planet Team member.
Soon, we are going to celebrate Easter. This Holiday is celebrated by all Christians, though each country has very different traditions.

Picture taken by Stitch, Flickr
First, not everyone celebrates Easter at the same time! Indeed, the date is different for Western Christians and Eastern Orthodox congregations. This [...]