Public holidays in France

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Public Holidays in France are:

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day	Jour de l'An
moveable	Easter	Pâques	Sunday, date varies
1 May	Labour Day	Fête du Travail
8 May	V-E Day	Victoire 1945	End of World War II
17 May	Ascension Day	Ascension	Thursday, 40 days after Easter
moveable	Pentecost	Pentecôte	Seventh Sunday after Easter
moveable	Whit Monday	Lundi de Pentecôte	Monday after Pentecost
14 July	Bastille Day	Fête Nationale	National Day
15 August	Assumption of Mary	Assomption
1 November	All Saints Day	Toussaint
11 November	Veterans Day Armistice Day Remembrance Day	Armistice 1918	End of WW I
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.

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Categories: Public holidays by country | French society | French culture

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