{"id":1047,"date":"2017-01-01T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T09:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephwaszak.com\/FLS\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2019-11-07T22:47:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T22:47:28","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/french-culture-en\/happy-new-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

In France people commonly wish a happy new year to each other by \u00ab\u00a0Bonne ann\u00e9e\u00a0! Bonne sant\u00e9\u00a0! \u00bb You may also use a longer and more sophisticated wish like \u201c I wish you a year full of happiness and achievement.\u201d French people exchange New Year greetings\u00a0 when they meet in the street or at work. Preferably, they would call friends and family on January 1st<\/sup> or, as far as the youngest, would send a text.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In France people commonly wish a happy new year to each other by \u00ab\u00a0Bonne ann\u00e9e\u00a0! Bonne sant\u00e9\u00a0! \u00bb You may also use a longer and more sophisticated wish like \u201c I wish you a year full of happiness and achievement.\u201d French people exchange New Year greetings\u00a0 when they meet in the street or at work. 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