public holidays." -Via Wikipedia
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Showing posts with label French Holidays. Show all posts
Armistice Day in France
"Armistice Day is commemorated every year on November 11 to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the morning—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918. The date was declared a national holiday in many allied nations, and coincides with Remembrance Day and Veterans Day,
public holidays." -Via Wikipedia
public holidays." -Via Wikipedia
November 1st 2015 - All Saints Day
French Holidays and French Traditions as may be witnessed as a tourist, or an expat living in France.
"The commemoration of Toussaint in France. French people commemorate their dead on the 1st of November. The catholic tradition makes a distinction between Toussaint (All Saints' Day, on the 1st of November) from the “Commémoration des fidèles défunts” (All Soul's day, on the 2nd of November). Source: frenchmoments.eu
Whit Sunday in France
Public life is generally very quiet, as on other Sundays, on Pentecost Sunday. Post offices, banks, stores and other businesses are closed. Outside of tourist areas, restaurants and cafes may be closed. However, some stores in Paris, as well as at airports and railway stations and along major highways, may be open. Public transport service schedules vary depending on where one lives and intends to travel. Source: timeanddate.com
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| A typical Western image of the Pentecost. Duccio di Buoninsegna (1308) Tempera on wood (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
All Saints' Day in France
Christians honor the lives of deceased relatives on this day in France (La Toussaint). This is also a popular period for a short autumn vacation.
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