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French HolidaysVarious public & national holidays observed in France |
| sitesworld.comDate | English name | Local name | Remarks |
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| 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 (one 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 Mosellesitesworld.com |