will also be part of the festivities on Saturday February 1 and Sunday February 2 Buddhist ceremonies and prayers will also be held over the weekend but is first and foremost a place of worship and meditation and you should respect this when you visit take the opportunity to discover the 1001 golden statues that adorn the pagoda garden Refer your establishment, click here Promote your event, click here We inform you that on this website we use our own and third-party cookies to collect information about its use, improve our services and, where appropriate, display advertising by analyzing your browsing habits. You can expressly accept its use by pressing the "ACCEPT" button or configure and select the cookies you want to accept or reject in the settings. You can also get more information about our cookie policy here The terms of the agreement are that the orders made in the Adidas online platform the pilot project will be concentrated in Paris. 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Enter your name and email address to be able to comment on this news: once you click on the link you will find within your verification email Publications Please fill the registration form to subscribe to the MDS Newsletter and receive all fashion industry-related news analysis and opinion articles on the fashion business in Spain and the rest of the world Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times There's no shortage of famous pagodas or places reminiscent of Asian culture in the Paris region: rue Courcelles is home to Monsieur Loo's pagoda, Vincennes pagoda in the 12th arrondissement andEvry-Courcouronnes pagoda in the 91st arrondissement is one of the most important festivals in Thailand: it marks a new beginning Thailand always experiences its hottest day so the Songkhan festival was an opportunity to go to the temple to receive blessings water is said to ward off bad luck and purify: year after year this tradition has become - water being within the reach of children too - the world's biggest water fight in the grounds of the former Château de Lugny for an immersion in Thailand less than an hour from Paris either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content People have been spotted queuing for hours to get food from McDonald's restaurants in France, after several stores reopened for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown Fast food fans waited for up to three hours in traffic jams outside the branch in Moissy-Cramayel in the northern Île-de-France region the restaurant chain has reopened several of its drive-thru stores The roads soon became gridlocked as people rushed to get their fill of fast food "I had to take another route to get home because there were so many people," a 24-year-old local called Josua told French newspaper Le Parisien "People have posted messages and videos on Snapchat Friends waited up to three hours to get their McDonalds." La queue pour le mcdo 💀💀 pic.twitter.com/RE2UgBvGCR La rÃ©ouverture du Mcdo de Lieusaint-Moissy #mcdo pic.twitter.com/52keTxeLhD areas of Europe are seeing signs of the outbreak slowing down and Norway have begun to lift some restrictions this week while France and Spain ruled out any relaxation for several weeks There are currently more than 159,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in France and the death toll stands at 20,796 French officials said on Sunday that although the virus appeared to be under control there the country's strict lockdown would continue for at least another three weeks President Emmanuel Macron announced last week that schools would begin to open from 11 May "It is an epidemic unique in France in modern history and it is not finished," said Prime Minister Édouard Philippe "We are making progress against this epidemic The situation is improving slowly but surely.. To think the epidemic is behind us would be an error." He added: "Our lives after 11 May will not be exactly the same as before the lockdown Not at once and probably not for a long time." "We have to learn to live with the virus," Philippe said "We see the population is not immunised—it may be one day the circulation of the virus has been restrained Nor will we have a vaccine before 2021…and at this stage there is no treatment that has been shown to work That leaves us one instrument: prevention." Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all one of the most unusual spots in the department bearing in mind that there's plenty of (free) parking Travel to Thailand in just 1 hour from Paris: that's the promise made by Wat Thammapatip the pagoda that seems to have arrived straight from South-East Asia at Château de Luny With its thousand and one gilded Buddha statues And it makes no difference whether you're a Buddhist or not: the temple is open to all (all year round as long as you remove your shoes (and respect the requested silence) the tables and large lawns are more than ideal for a picnic: in winter there's no fuss: the Thai street food festival offers all its dishes at the same price: €6 for pad thai All you have to do is stand in line to exchange your cash or luncheon vouchers (please note: no credit cards are accepted) for "food" or "drink" coupons (€2) then line up in front of the stand of your choice low prices and big portions: the winning combo for a fresh opt for the traditional glutinous rice with coconut milk and diced mango or the excellent plantain fritters with sesame seeds taking advantage of the swings or reading on one of the benches contemplating the philosophical quotations scattered throughout the garden to remind you to live fully in the present moment Don't forget to light a stick of incense and make a wish in the quaint little hut on site How about a trip to Thailand in the heart of the Île-de-France region this weekend