Public holidays in France
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There are eleven official public holidays in France,[1] of which three are movable days which always fall on a weekday. The Alsace region and the Moselle department observe two additional days.[2] These holidays do not shift when they fall during a weekend,[2] which means that the average number of observed public holidays falling on weekdays (outside Alsace and Moselle) is 8.7 and ranges from seven to ten. Most Asian countries and all North American countries observe between two and ten more public holidays per year on weekdays.[3]
Public holidays in France
| Date | English name | Local name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | |
| moveable | Good Friday | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Friday before Easter Sunday. Alsace and Moselle only.[4] |
| moveable | Easter Monday | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Monday after Easter Sunday (one day after Easter Sunday) |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | [5] |
| 8 May | Victory Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | End of hostilities in Europe in World War II |
| moveable | Ascension Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday |
| moveable | Whit Monday | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Monday after Pentecost (50 days after Easter), observed only in some businesses, see notes |
| 14 July | National Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | French National Day, commemorates the Feast of the Federation |
| 15 August | Assumption Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | |
| 11 November | Armistice Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | End of World War I.[6] |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Newspapers are not published. Pubs, restaurants, shops, etc. closed all day by law. |
| 26 December | Saint Stephen's Day | Script error: No such module "Lang". | Alsace and Moselle only.[4] |
== References ==
- ↑ French labor law, L3133-3
- ↑ a b French labor law, IDCC 1686
- ↑ Employee holiday entitlement around the world, Mercer
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ https://www.xn--das-feriados-sfb.com/en/public-holidays-and-bank-holidays/europe/france
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Overseas territories
Guadeloupe
- Mi-Carême (mid-Lent); occurs on a Thursday, 22 days after Ash Wednesday; therefore, between 26 February and 1 April.[1]
- Good Friday (Vendredi saint)
- Abolition of slavery: May 27.[2]
French Guiana
- Abolition of slavery: 10 June.[3][4]
Martinique
- Abolition of slavery: 22 May.[5]
New Caledonia
- Citizenship Day (Fête de la citoyenneté): 24 September.[6]
French Polynesia
- Missionary Day (Arrivée de l'Évangile): 5 March.[7]
- Internal Autonomy Day (Fête de l'autonomie): 29 June.[8]
Réunion
- Réunion Freedom Day (Fête réunionnaise de la liberté; Fèt Kaf) December 20.[9]
Saint Barthélemy
- Abolition of slavery: 9 October.[10]
Saint Martin
- Abolition of slavery: 28 May.[11]
Wallis and Futuna
Notes
Note: French law dictates that work should stop, but be paid only for the Fête du Travail (May Day, 1 May),[14] except in industries where it is infeasible to stop working.[15] The rest of the public holidays are listed in statute law,[16] but law does not dictate that work should stop; however a leave from work may be granted by the employer or by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees' unions).
In 2005, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin removed Pentecost (Whit) Monday's status as a public holiday. This decision was eventually overruled by French courts in 2008.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Employers are free to decide whether to make Whit Monday a day off or not.[17]
References
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- ↑ Code du Travail, L3133-4
- ↑ Code du Travail, L3133-6
- ↑ Code du Travail, L3133-1
- ↑ LOI n° 2008 – 351
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