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Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
Noel or Noël is a given name, often given to both girls and boys born over the Christmas period. [1]Noel derives from the Old French "Noël", meaning "Christmas". It is a variant (and later replacement) of "nael", which itself comes from the Latin natalis, meaning "birth".
An au pair (/ oʊ ˈ p ɛər /; pl.: au pairs) is a person working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family’s responsibility for child care as well as some housework, and receive a monetary allowance or stipend for personal use. Au pair arrangements are often subject to government ...
In fact, in French, Joyeux Noel means "Merry Christmas." Related: These 100+ Holiday-inspired Baby Names and Their Meanings Are Perfectly Festive for Your Little Blessing Noel Is a Popular Baby Name
au naturel 1. a. Nude. b. In a natural state: an au naturel hairstyle. 2. Cooked simply. Also used in French heraldry to mean "proper" i.e. in natural colours. au pair a young foreigner who does domestic chores in exchange for room and board. In France, those chores are mainly child care/education. au revoir ! "See you later!"
Noel, another term for a pastorale of a Christmas nature; Noël (Joan Baez album), 1966; Noël (Josh Groban album), 2007; Noel (Noel Pagan album), 1988; Noël (The Priests album), 2010; Noel (Phil Vassar album), 2011; Noel (Josh Wilson album), 2012; Noel, 2015 Christmas album by Detail "The First Noel", a traditional English Christmas carol
Noel Baba (Father Noel) is the Turkish version of Père Noël, which is a widely celebrated figure for New Year celebrations, substituting Christmas Holiday in predominantly Christian countries. Noel Baba is the bearer of gifts to children and adults alike for the New Year.
Bernard Noël (19 November 1930 – 13 April 2021) [1] was a French writer and poet. He received the Grand Prix national de la poésie (National Grand Prize of Poetry) in 1992, the Prix Robert Ganzo (Robert Ganzo Prize) in 2010, [2] as well as the Grand prix de poésie from the Académie Française for his entire poetic work in 2016.