If you are in and around Chamonix, you may have noticed the local chocolatiers display cases and supermarkets filling up with chocolate eggs, roosters, rabbits and more. Easter is celebrated throughout France, and if you are in town you can check out some of the best offerings from the pastry chefs in the Haute-Savoie region. Here are some local patisseries definitely worth visiting and indulging in a chocolate or two! And…
…some Easter themed vocabulary to brush up on:
Vocabulaire de Pâques
Pâques – Easter
Vacances de Pâques – Easter break
Le jeudi saint – Maundy Thursday
Le vendredi saint – Good Friday
Le dimanche de Pâques – Easter Sunday
Le jour de Pâques – Easter day
Un oeuf – an egg
un oeuf teint – coloured egg
Des oeufs en chocolat – chocolate eggs
Le chocolat blanc, noir, au lait – white, dark, milk chocolate
Un lapin : a rabbit
Un poussin – a chick
Une poule – a hen
Un coq – a rooster
Un poisson – a fish
L’agneau (m) – a lamb
Une cloche – a bell
Un panier – a basket
Un nid – a nest
Joyeuses Pâques / Bonnes Pâques! – Happy Easter!
Photo source: chamonix.net, bavardages.org, ensp-adf.com