FRENCH LANGUAGE DAY – March 20

FRENCH LANGUAGE DAY
On March 20, French Language Day explores the influences of the language as a culture, and how it marks history and celebrates achievements. Around the world, the human race communicates in numerous languages.

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Paris ne s’est pas fait en un jour! (French proverb translates to mean, “Paris was not made in a day!”)

Spoken in more than 25 countries, French developed from Latin between the 5th and 8th centuries. It is one of the primary romance languages spoken today. French, along with English, is spoken on all five continents. While it’s one language, there are many dialects. Spread out on these five continents are 275 million speakers all fluently speaking a diverse and colorful language influenced by their culture. From France to Canada, South Africa, and Louisiana, French dialects are as nuanced as the cuisine is from culture to culture.