In March a very kind and family holiday is celebrated in France - Grandmother's Day. On this day, all women, older than 55 years, dress up, leave their household chores and worries, and go to celebrate their holiday. Grandchildren on this day give them gifts and pleasant souvenirs. The National Day of Grandmothers is celebrated on the first Sunday of March. In Halloween, locals decorate their homes with pumpkins, and dress themselves up like ghosts and witches. The streets of cities mostly resemble a fairy tale. In this time, traveling in France is particularly interesting. On the day after Halloween, November 1, the All Saints Day, the French go to the cemeteries, where they visit the graves of their relatives and friends.
In France, every year there is a huge number of festivals. June 21, Music Day, is a day off throughout the country. On this day on the streets and squares are established scenes and venues, where musical groups and performers of different ranks perform: from beginners to real legends of the French stage. Great attention is paid in France to classical and ancient music. In Ambron, in abbey built in the 11th century, there is a festival of baroque music annually. In the city of La Cote-Saint-Andre every year, there is a festival of Hector Berlioz, the famous French composer and music writer.
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