La Ducasse from Marie-France Lepan (Translated By Christine Hamez)

 i keep the smell of pies prepared by my grand –mother. It was the opportunity   of the ‘ducasse’ as told in our northern region  of France,  pies a cream vanilla and the other to agen plums   j  loved licked  the bottom   of pan of cream a delight  it  was the preparation  of  the meals rabbit with  plums  and raisins .

they invite whole family- moment of joy and sharing. In the afternoon   my sister and I are wearing  R  our beautiful dresses and shoes bought for that day  , get to the rides what a joy ride pompon has pole held  by *‘forain’  , we had right has a free ride if we I catch  ,and also the house made  French fries  the pleasure of eating with fingers that was fat but what a treat and finally lotteries   shots nougat and we win nougat ( a sweet)   and the small

My Travels -Christine Hamez

Europe
I went often in Great Britain. I visited South of England. I even was a guide during 6 weeks in Canterbury Cathedral. Canterbury is the head of Church of England. I was with two Italian seminarists
The year after, I went to their ordination. We visited Rome, Venetia and Firenze. During two days for the ordination of Pietro, we ate the same meal. For Angelo in Bergamo, all of the village was happy. It was decorated. His father was growing  ‘chrysanthemums’, we put them in cemetery for dead people, the second day of November, the dau for people death. Firenze was so beautiful. You  had just to put your head up and see the ceiling painted.
France
With my parents, the scouts I visited France. My favourite roofs

Festival Of France : Christine Hamaze

New Year’s evening
The first one is New Year’s Eve. It’s often with friends. We have colored balls and we throw them with kind of tube and streamers. At midnight, we kiss each other even if we don’t know the other. Till the end of January, we say happy new year to others. Before, cards were sending. Now, I receive more  by internet.

Epiphany
These days it’s king’s cake. It’s a famous feast for Christians. The mages kings went to see Jesus with presents. In  North of France. For Epiphany, we eat in North of France “galette des rois” , a cake made of almonds cream ( frangipane) or apples compote . There is in it a small “feve”, a small thing  in it  and which had it is declared queen or king for the day

Chandeleur et Mardi Gras
We eat pancakes. The best region is in Brittany West of France. There are pancakes with sugar and cassonnade a kind of Belgian sugar.