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Encyclopedia > Holidays in France

Holidays in France: The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. ...

Date English name Local name Remarks
1 January New Year's Day Jour de l'An
6 January Epiphany Fête des Rois Not a public holiday
2 February Candlemas La Chandeleur Not a public holiday
moveable Easter Pâques Sunday, date varies
moveable Easter Monday Monday after Easter
1 May Labour Day Fête du Travail
8 May V-E Day Victoire 1945 End of WWII
moveable Ascension Day Ascension Thursday, 40 days after Easter
moveable Pentecost Pentecôte Seventh Sunday after Easter1
14 July Bastille Day Fête Nationale National Day
15 August Assumption Assomption
1 November All Saints Day Toussaint
11 November Veterans Day
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day
Armistice 1918 End of WWI
25 December Christmas Day Noël

Note: Only labour day (May 1st) is a public holiday by statute. The rest of the holidays are granted by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees' unions) or by agreement of the employer. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For information on the movie, New Years Day, see New Years Day (film). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... John the Baptist baptizes Jesus Christ as Angels look on in wonder in an Eastern Orthodox icon of the Theophany This article is about the Christian feast. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Candlemas (Russian: Sretenie, Spanish: Candelaria) is a Christian feast commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. ... In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day -- a feast or a fast -- whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, which date varies according to a complex formula. ... This article is about the Christian festival. ... In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day -- a feast or a fast -- whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, which date varies according to a complex formula. ... Easter Monday is a holiday celebrated the next day after Easter Sunday in some largely Christian cultural traditions. ... May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-08-20, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day) was May 8, 1945, the date when the Allies during the Second World War formally celebrated the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of Adolf Hitlers Reich. ... In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day -- a feast or a fast -- whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, which date varies according to a complex formula. ... For other meanings see Ascension (disambiguation) The Ascension is one of the great feasts in the Christian liturgical calendar, and commemorates the bodily Ascension of Jesus into Heaven forty days after his resurrection from the dead. ... In Christianity, a moveable feast or movable feast is a holy day -- a feast or a fast -- whose date is not fixed to a particular day of the calendar year but moves in response to the date of Easter, which date varies according to a complex formula. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... The Champs-Élysées decorated with flags for the 14 July. ... August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ... An assumption is a proposition that is assumed, i. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... This article is about the Christian holiday. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Image:Veterans day. ... Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official end of World War I, November 11, 1918. ... Wreaths of artificial poppies used as a symbol of remembrance Remembrance Day or Armistice Day is a day of commemoration observed in the Commonwealth of Nations and various European countries (including France and Belgium) to commemorate World War I and other wars. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ...

1: The Raffarin administration has suppressed Pentecost as a public holiday for state public workers, and has authorized private companies to add one working day to their schedule, starting from 2005. This scheme is meant to raise money for a fund for the elderly and handicapped. This action and its legality were controversial and it is unknown whether it will still be current in 2006. Image File history File links Wikinews-logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Jean-Pierre Raffarin Jean-Pierre Raffarin   listen? (born August 3, 1948) is a French conservative politician. ... The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries, with the exception of the United States where usage differs greatly. ...


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