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The Roman Catholic faith recognizes the Assumption of Mary as their customary belief that the Virgin Mary was taken up to heaven physically after her death. It is believed that Mary’s body and soul underwent a unification process and was then transported into the heavens. The Assumption of Mary became a day of feasting in celebration of the return of Mary to the heavenly realm. For those who celebrate this festival on August 15th of each year, it is a holy day of their obligations to their faith. The Roman Catholic and Christian Orthodox believe that Jesus’ promise that he would go away and prepare a place for his disciples and come back again to receive them into glory, was also referring to Mary’s entrance into the heavens. ... Show more

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Each year the French celebrate their national holiday known as Bastille Day and also called Fete Nationale on the fourteenth of July. In July 1789, the prison in Paris was known as the Bastille and held only seven prisoners at the time. However, during the French Revolution, the prison was stormed (Storming of the Bastille) and became a symbol of the modern nation’s uprising and the reunion of the French in the monarchy. A year later, the anniversary of this momentous occasion was held to recognize the milestone reached after such occurrence. The celebrations are held in the morning on the fourteenth of July each year in the presence of the President of the Republic in Champs Elysees Avenue located in Paris. The opening of... Show more

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You may have heard of Joan of Arc. She is a national heroine of France, and a Catholic saint. She was a young peasant girl, who, at the age of 16, led the French army to victory at Orléans - a pivotal moment in French history (more than we ever did when we were sixteen!). That's the reason we now have Joan of Arc day in France. In Orléans, where the battle was won, Joan of Arc Day is celebrated for a full week with festivities! Did you learn something new about Joan of Arc? If you did, you'll be glad to know that you'll learn cultural tidbits in every single lesson at FrenchPod101.com! In every lesson, not only will you learn French that will have you speaking French in minutes, you'll also learn cultural tidbits that will amaze your... Show more

Welcome to the FrenchPod101.com blog, Feature Spotlight. Here we would like to periodically introduce some well known features as well as some not so well known features here at FrenchPod101.com. We want to make sure everyone knows about all the great features that you can use to master French in just minutes a day. Today we would like to introduce My Feed. This is a fully customizable RSS feed. What's that mean? Well, for those that haven't studied up on the latest Web 2.0 technology, that basically allows Premium members to decide exactly what lesson content they want on their Premium feed. Here's 3 simple steps on how you can use My Feed to really master French: You decide exactly what you want. You download what you want... Show more

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