Blé d'esperance, santons, buches de Noel, la Pompe, treize desserts, le Gros Souper....Provence certainly has some wonderfully different customs at Christmas. And local language school 'Destination Francais' is running a workshop to explain them all. It's a two hour session on Friday 1 December, from 9.30 to 11.30hrs. They say:'Let's discover Christmas traditions in Provence, taste some Christmas desserts and sing Christmas songs. Participants will also have a hot drink and receive a a booklet about Christmas traditions written in French and English as well as a song book'. This workshop is in French and English.
Place : au restaurant le Jardin d’Amalula, 7 Rue Mignet à Aix en Provence
Subscription : destination.francais@ymail.com. Cost: 30 euros. Payment is to be made before the workshop via French cheques or by cash.
aixcentric 
TO: Chantal
Bonjour Chantal,
My daughter will be here at this time but I believe participating in this workshop will not only be interesting but very fun also! Plus it will give my daughter an opportunity to meet both you and Fabienne and that’s very important to me.
I don’t have a French bank account so please let me know the best way to get my 60e’s to you. If you’re going to be at Book&Bar this week or in town I can meet you.
Merci beaucoup! Winona