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List of Ofi cial Holidays
1 January Jour de l'an (New Year's Day)
New Year's Eve is usually celebrated with friends,
i reworks and parties. The Eiffel Tower and
Champs Elysées are two of the more popular
places to be for the big countdown.
March/April Lundi de Pâques (Easter Monday)
A religious holiday. Children usually have an Easter
egg hunt.
April/May Ascension (Ascension Thursday)
A religious holiday, observed on the sixth
Thursday following Easter.
May/June Pentecôte (Pentecost)
A religious holiday. Second Monday following Ascension.
1 May Fête du Travail (Labour Day)
A celebration of workers' rights.
8 May Victoire 1945 (French Liberation Day)
Commemorated with a veterans' parade in
celebration of the end of World War II.
14 July Fête Nationale (Bastille Day)
Parades in the streets and free concerts celebrate
the French Revolution and there are i reworks at
midnight the night before at local i re stations,
with lots of carousing. Then everyone leaves town
for their annual i ve-week (paid) holiday. Trafi c
jams abound.
15 August Assomption (Assumption)
A religious holiday.
1 November La Toussaint (All Saint's Day)
Traditionally, people bring l owers to the graves of
their ancestors.
11 November Armistice 1918 (Veteran's Day)
A day held in remembrance of those who fought
in World War I.
25 December Noël (Christmas)
Christmas is usually celebrated with an extended
family dinner (usually starting at 10:00 pm) on
Christmas Eve. Gifts are exchanged on Christmas
Eve or Christmas Day.
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