The Culture of
Culture
d'French
France
Chris Noel Santiago
France
Capital - Paris
Currency - Euro
Government - Republic
Map of France
French Culture
The culture of France and of the French
people has been shaped by geography, by
profound historical events, and by foreign
and internal forces and groups.
France has also played an important role
in cinema, fashion and cuisine.
Language
French of course.
English, German, Spanish, Italian
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Values
Pride
Chauvism
Equality
Cultivation of knowledge
Romance
Religions
Catholicism - most French people are
Roman Catholic Christians, however many
of them are secular but still place high value
on Catholicism.
Islam - immigrants from Morroco, Libya, etc.
Judaism - the current Jewish community in
France numbers around 600,000, according
to the World Jewish Congress
Religions
Buddhism -the Buddhist population mainly
consists of Chinese and Vietnamese
immigrants.
Cults - probably the illuminati and other
satanic cults.
Household Structure
Growing out of the values of the Catholic
Church and rural communities, the basic
unit of French society was traditionally
held to be the family.
In 1960's divorce have increased
In 2013, same sex marriage is legalized in
France
Education
The French educational system is highly
centralised. It is divided into three different
stages: primary education, or
enseignement primaire, corresponding to
grade school in the United States;
secondary education, or collge and
lyce, corresponding to middle and high
school in the United States; and higher
education.
Education
France's performance in math and science
at the middle school level was ranked 23 in
the 1995.
The French educational system differs
strongly from Northern-European and
American systems in that it stresses the
importance of partaking in a society as
opposed to being responsibly independent.
Military Service
Until 1996, France had compulsory
military service of young men. This has
been credited by historians for further
promoting a unified national identity and
by breaking down regional isolationism.
Food and Alcohol
Cheese and wine are major parts of the
cuisine.
French eats only simple breakfast
consisting of hot coffee, chocolate, or tea
and pastries. Croissants are the most
common.
Lunch and dinner are the main meals of
the day.
Food and Alcohol
The course meals are consist of the salad,
the main course, and the cheese.
French etiquette in eating prohibits the
placing of hands below the table and the
placing of elbows on it.
France is one of the oldest wine producing
regions of Europe.
Dining Etiquette
Dining etiquette for beginning to eat. Do
not begin eating until the host says, Bon
appetit!
Dining etiquette for your hands. When not
holding utensils, your hands should be
visible above the table.
Dining etiquette for passing food. Pass all
dishes to your left.
Dining etiquette for eating salad. Never cut
your lettuce: fold it with your knife and fork
into a little bundle that can be picked up
with your fork.
Dining etiquette for seating. The most
honored position is at the head of the
table, with the most important guests
seated first to the left and then to the right
of the head of the table.
Tobacco and Drugs
The cigarette smoking age is 18 years.
France, from 1 February 2007, tightened
the existing ban on smoking in public
places.
Sports and Hobbies
Football
Fencing
Skiing
Parkour
Babyfoot
Kitesurfing
Fashion
Along with Milan, London and New York,
Paris is center of an important number of
fashion shows.
France renewed its dominance of the high
fashion industry in the years 18601960
through the establishing of the great
couturier houses, the fashion press and
fashion shows.
Pets
In 2006, 52% of French households had at
least one pet.
These pets are canines, felines, birds,
fishes, and rodents.
Art
The first paintings of France are those that
are from prehistoric times, painted in the
caves of Lascaux well over 10,000 years
ago.
Gothic art and architecture originated in
France in the 12th century around Paris
and then spread to all of Europe.
Gothic Art
Art
In 17th century, French painting emerged
with a distinct identity, moving from
Baroque to Classicism.
During the 18th century the Rococo style
emerged as a frivolous continuation of the
Baroque style.
Art
The movement neoclassicism,
romanticism, and realism also emerged in
France.
In 20th century cubism also emerged.
The Louvre in Paris is one of the most
famous and the largest art museums in the
world, created by the new revolutionary
regime in 1793 in the former royal palace.
The Louvre
Music
France boasts a wide variety of
indigenous folk music, as well as styles
played by immigrants from Africa, Latin
America and Asia.
In the field of classical music, France has
produced a number of notable composers
such as Gabriel Faur, Claude Debussy,
and Hector Berlioz.
Cinema
France is the birthplace of cinema and
was responsible for many of its early
significant contributions.
The Cinmathque Franaise is located in
Paris, France.
Architecture
Gallo-Roman
Pre-Romanesque
Romanesque
Medieval
Renaissance
Baroque
Rococo
Neoclassicism
The Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower
located on the Champ de Mars in Paris,
France. It was named after the engineer
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company
designed and built the tower.
Government
The Government of the French exercises
executive power in the French Republic. It
is composed of the Prime Minister of the
French Republic, who is the head of
government, and both junior and senior
ministers.
