Le mot du jour : sapin de Noël
Un sapin de Noël is a Christmas tree, “Noël” being the word for Christmas, and “sapin” being a pine tree.
The tradition to hang decorations in a tree is said to come from the emperor Charlemagne hanging pagans in the forests between France and Germany at the beginning of the IXth century…
Thankfully nowadays, our “sapins de Noël” are much more cheerful 😊
