Show french Celeb celebrate with religious Core nony just as aa it is everywhere else in tile the world january I 1 la Is a day of celebration visiting and toasting of health in france out but la jour de la Is bonne annee as the french call it has a more inore serious side churches a are r e generally crowded on new years eve which Is also the vigil of st sylvester an early pontiff and father of 0 the church in rural communities cattle are driven to the door of tile village church where they are blessed by tire priest who also says mass for their protection during tile the year it Is ir french custom to remember the dead as well as the living on new years day and most families visit tine graves of departed members |