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Singing: what is gospel music?

ommunity Gospel music, which can be described as popular religious singing with musical accompaniment, originated in the African American evangelical Christian community in the early 20th century. This musical genre has its origins in three centuries of slavery. It was in the 17th century that bl ...

27
Sep
2022

When should the Christmas tree be taken down?

official date for taking down the Christmas tree falls on the night of January 5th to 6th. This corresponds with the arrival of the Three Wise Men in Christian tradition. Why does taking down decorations early bring bad luck? The Christian tradition tells that three Wise Men from the East traveled t ...

02
Jan
2024

The Pennacs: why watch the France 3 series

rs on France 3 in January 2022, the channel has decided to green-light six new episodes of the series Les Pennacs. The father-daughter duo formed by Christian Roth and Julie-Anne Roth is back for a series of amusing and well-crafted detective investigations. Actresses Isabel Otero and Carole Bianic ...

13
Feb
2024

Mardi Gras: origins and traditions

e date of Easter (a feast whose date varies according to the cycle of the Moon). For Catholics, Ash Wednesday is a day of penance. Among the first Christians, this day was the day of public penance and the penitents presented themselves with their heads covered with ashes as a sign of affliction. ...

06
Feb
2007

Epiphany: the origins of the Feast of Kings

What is the Epiphany? The Epiphany is a Christian holiday whose name means 'manifestation' or 'appearance'. Celebrated on January 6, it commemorates the presentation of Jesus to the three Wise Men: Balthazar, Melchior and Gaspard. This feast, which has a different symbolic meaning depending o ...

13
Dec
2007

The Colosseum: an emblematic monument of Rome

The building finally ceased to be used during the High Middle Ages. It was used in turn as a home, a craftsman's workshop, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian sanctuary. If the Colosseum is now partly destroyed, it is not because of the wear and tear of time but because of the damage caused by e ...

08
Dec
2011

The Pluie d'Images festival: a deluge of photo exhibitions in Brest

from January 14 to February 25, 2023 on the theme Earth Food. This year, professional photographers are invited: Stéphanie Lacombe Alexa Brunet Christian Rérat Alexandra De Dives Béatrice Prève Raphaëlle Trecco The festival also presents other exhibitions of collectives, clubs and am ...

07
Feb
2014

In Conches-en-Ouche, the Museum of Glass dazzles visitors

ermanent collections of the François-Decorchemont Glass Museum. Currently, one of these temporary exhibitions presents to the public the photographic work of Christian Siloé, who followed the building's renovation. Before leaving the museum, don't miss admiring the chapel and its stained glass ...

22
Aug
2022

They make France shine: a program that celebrates French know-how on France 3

ed how she concocts a new jam for Mother's Day in Japan and an unpublished recipe for her friend the pastry chef Pierre Hermé! North of Strasbourg, Christian Deichtmann is an art cabinetmaker who works for historical monuments and manages to reconcile tradition and modernity. He also works for a ...

21
Feb
2023

The MuMo: the museum truck that democratizes contemporary art.

tion, "Music! Music!" will tour Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Val-de-Marne, Essonne, and Val-d'Oise in the spring of 2023. This exhibition was imagined by Christian Briend, curator of the modern collections department at the National Museum of Modern Art. It brings together graphic works, photos, painti ...

17
Mar
2023

Good people: a sharp humor series on Arte.

see "good people" on screen! This six-episode series is a tragicomedy centered around insurance fraud. It features a couple of "good people" (he's a Christian police officer and she's a beautician specialized in artificial tanning) burdened with debts and ready to deceive insurance companies in ord ...

11
Apr
2023