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In Provence, the holiday season celebrates food, family, and traditions. Before midnight mass on December 24th, everyone gathers for the gros super, which includes seven (7) fish dishes representing the Virgin Mary's pains. Then, before dinner, there is the symbolic lighting of the yule log (cacho-fio), which should burn for three days. And after dinner, there are 13 desserts representing the Last Supper. The selection of desserts is flexible but should include most of the following dried fruit, nuts, citrus, grapes, nougat, fougasse, quince jelly, candied fruit, and calisson.
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As families gather for the holiday period between réveillon de Noël (Christmas Eve) and New Year's, we thought the photo above by Camille Moirenc of the sun setting on Mont Ventoux would be an excellent way to wrap up our newsletters for the season.
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