Public holidays in France
Public holidays in France are:
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Premier de l'an / Jour de l' an | |
| moveable | Good Friday | Vendredi Saint | Friday Before Easter (observed only in Alsace and Moselle) |
| moveable | Easter Monday | Lundi de Pâques | Monday after Easter (1 day after Easter) |
| 1 May | May Day/Labour Day | Fête du Travail | |
| 8 May | Victory in Europe Day | Victoire 1945 | End of hostilities in Europe in World War II |
| moveable | Ascension Day | Ascension | Thursday, 39 days after Easter |
| moveable | Whit Monday | Lundi de Pentecôte | Monday after Pentecost (49 days after Easter) |
| 14 July | Bastille Day | Fête Nationale | National Day |
| 15 August | Assumption of Mary to Heaven | Assomption | |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Toussaint | |
| 11 November | Veterans Day Armistice Day Remembrance Day |
Armistice 1918 | End of World War I |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Noël | |
| 26 December | St. Stephen's Day | Saint Etienne | Observed only in Alsace and Moselle |
Please take a look here, to have all the dates (French Overseas Departments (DOM) added).
Note: French law impose that work should stop, but be paid, only for the Fête du Travail (May Day, May 1)[1], except in industries where it is infeasible to stop working[2]. The rest of the public holidays are listed in statute law[3], but law does not impose that work should stop; however leave of work may be granted by the employer or by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees' unions).
Following a decision by prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Whit Monday should not be a public holiday, the decision has been overuled, instead workers need to work for a bank holiday (any bank holiday but May 1) or a compensatory leave
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