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The Guardian - UK
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Polly Hudson

Is a French Sunday the secret to a healthier, happier life?

A woman lying on a hammock with a straw hat on her knee
Hats off … a French Sunday in action. Photograph: Posed by model; swissmediavision/Getty Images

They know what they’re doing when it comes to kissing, toast and horns, so get ready for a French Sunday. A new theory suggests that embracing this intriguing-sounding strategy might just be the secret to life, and, more importantly, to dreading Monday less.

Apparently in France the Sabbath really is a complete day of rest; not for the French any running of errands, cleaning or batch cooking. Rather than trying to do everything, they do nothing. And the hypothesis is that the French Sunday – or le dimanche français, as nobody is calling it – is transformative, and stamps out the Sunday Scaries for good.

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