What are good gifts of quailty but at the same time, I won't be broke by the end of the year?

I hate getting useless gifts for people or gifts they can't enjoy. But I don't want to spend my whole pay for a month to get everyone nice gifts.

Take them to see Fred Claus for Christmas.

Drive around the city looking at Christmas lights. Play Christmas songs in the car and make a trip through the drive though at Tim Hortons and pick up coffee & donuts for in the car.

Tim horton/ Star Buck Gift Cards for everyone

If you are going with useful gifts go with experience type gifts or food. It's used and gone. It doesn't clutter the house. Candle and Bath products everyone has enough of that stuff.

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What is christmas like in France?

I have to do a powerpoint on french culture, and I've decided to do christmas in france. Can anyone give me a good description of it, or link me to a website about it? Thanks.

In France, Christmas is a time for family and for generosity, marked by family reunions, gifts and candy for children, gifts for the poor, Midnight Mass, and le Réveillon.

The celebration of Christmas in France varies by region. Most provinces celebrate Christmas on the 25th of December, which is a bank holiday. However, in eastern and northern France, the Christmas season begins on 6 December, la fête de Saint Nicolas, and in some provinces la fête des Rois* is one the most important holidays of the Christmas season. In Lyon, 8 December is la Fête de lumières, when Lyonnais pay hommage to the virgin Mary by putting candles in their windows to light up the city.

*Epiphany (la fête des Rois) is usually celebrated the 6th of January, but in some places in France it is celebrated the first Sunday after January 1st.

French Christmas Traditions

French children put their shoes in front of the fireplace, in the hopes that Père Noël (aka Papa Noël) will fill them with gifts. Candy, fruit, nuts, and small toys will also be hung on the tree overnight. In some regions there's also Père Fouettard who gives out spankings to bad children (sort of the equivalent of Santa Claus giving coal to the naughty).

In 1962, a law was passed decreeing that all letters written to Santa would responded to with a postcard. When a class writes a letter, each student gets a response.

Le Réveillon

Although fewer and fewer French attend la Messe de Minuit on Christmas Eve, it is still an important part of Christmas for many families. It is followed by a huge feast, called le Réveillon (from the verb réveiller, to wake up or revive). Le Réveillon is a symbolic awakening to the meaning of Christ's birth and is the culinary high point of the season, which may be enjoyed at home or in a restaurant or café that is open all night. Each region in France has its own traditional Christmas menu, with dishes like turkey, capon, goose, chicken, and boudin blanc (similar to white pudding).

Throughout the French Christmas season, there are special traditional desserts:
La bûche de Noël (Yule log) - A log-shaped cake made of chocolate and chestnuts. Representative of the special wood log burned from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day in the Périgord, which is a holdover from a pagan Gaul celebration.

Le pain calendeau (in southern France) - Christmas loaf, part of which is given to a poor person.

La Galette des Rois (on Epiphany) - round cake which is cut into pieces and distributed by a child, known as le petit roi or l'enfant soleil, hiding under the table. Whoever finds la fève - the charm hidden inside - is King or Queen and can choose a partner.

French Christmas Decorations

The sapin de Noël is the main decoration in homes, streets, shops, offices, and factories. The sapin de Noël appeared in Alsace in the 14th century, decorated with apples, paper flowers, and ribbons, and was introduced in France in 1837.

Another important aspect of French Christmas celebrations is the crèche filled with santons, which is displayed in churches and many homes. Living crèches in the form of plays and puppet shows based on the Nativity are commonly performed to teach the important ideas of Christianity and the Christmas celebration.

Mistletoe is hung above the door during the Christmas season to bring good fortune throughout the year.

After Réveillon, it's customary to leave a candle burning in case the Virgin Mary passes by.

Happy New Year 2010

the guy i like wrote this short message. how should i reply. help!!!?

i met this guy in the u.s, i really like him but he went back to France. i wrote saying "how are you doing? are you in paris now? have a great new years. i know you dont celebrate christmas. lol, by the way check out lil wayne,s new song with switz beats anf tell me what you think"

He seemed to enjoy it when you recommended the Lil Wayne song, so you should tell him that if he likes that song he should listen to another song similar to it. Also, ask him about what he may be doing in Paris, or when he will be coming back to Miami.

Hope this helps!

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