JOUR 1 / DAY 1 - Jean - France

Janvier – January

i) Jour de l’An – New Year’s day 1. Public holiday in France: Yes 2. When: January 1st Like the rest of Europe and the Anglo-saxon world, France follows the Gregorian calendar, meaning you get to go around at midnight on New Year’s eve wishing everybody Bonne Annéeand have a holiday. French people will usually continue greeting people Bonne Année the first time they see them that year, even if they are deep into January. And along with Bonne Année, you can also add Bonne Santé, meaning “Good health”. ii) Jour de l’Epiphanie – 3 Kings Day 1. Public holiday: No 2. When: First Sunday of the year Three Kings day is not a public holiday but it is an important day in the French calendar. This is the day (or week) when French people get to pig out on a pastry from Brittany called the galette de roi. The pastry usually has a tiny figurine called a feuveis hidden by the baker within the galette de roi, and the person who finds it is crowned King or Queen for the day. iii) Winter Sales You might think it is dreary to visit Paris in January, but the official Winter sales period (les soldes d’hiver) will start the 2nd week of January for four weeks. Who says there is nothing to celebrate in January? It is a very busy time in stores, so be prepared to have your elbows out while shopping snippetsofparis.com

Février – February

i) La Chandeleur – Candlemas Day 1. Public holiday: No 2. When: 2 February Like on 3 Kings Day, Candlemas is another Catholic religious event and French celebration that isn’t a public holiday, but it is nonetheless important. And that’s because it is the day to invite your French family and friends over for crêpes. This is not to say French people don’t eat crêpes all year long, but Chandeleur is a bit of a crêpe-athon. And while crêpes are not usually served on Valentine’s day, they are still ubiquitous all month long. ☞ R

Mars – March

i) Fête des Grands-Mères – Grandmother’s Day 1. Public holiday: No 2. When: 1st Sunday in March Unlike North America which celebrates both grandparents together in September, in France, Grandmother’s day is in March, while Grandfather’s day is in October. It was a holiday created in 1987 for commercial purposes by the coffee brandGrand’Mère, but nevertheless French people do oblige by sending Mamiea bouquet of flowers. The usual flowers offered are those in season such as the lys or tulips, usually in white or pink. Avoid yellow or red

Avril – April

i) 1er Avril – April fool’s day April fool’s day doesn’t have a special name in French; which is not to say that it is not celebrated. Known as “1er avril” or “premier avril“, it simply means the 1st of April. Nonetheless, it is believed that the tradition of merriment on April Fool’s actually originated in France, when the French KingCharles IX decided to move the start of the new year from the end of March, to the start of December. Today, the favorite prank of French children for April fools is stick a “poisson d’avril”,

Mai – May

With several public holidays in May, this is usually the month where the average French worker does the “faire le pont“. Which is to say, if the public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday, they will take a vacation day on the Monday or Friday for an extra-long weekend. Don’t expect to get too much work done in May, because 1/2 your co-workers wi

Juin – June

i) Lundi de Pentecôte – Pentecost 1. Public holiday in France: Yes 2. When: 50 days after Easter Another Catholic holiday, which is also called Whit Sunday in the U.K. In France it is mostly just a holiday in June to recover after all the May holidays, before the big summer vacationstarts. ii) Fête de la Musique – Festival of Music 1. Public holiday: No 2. When: June 21st It is not a public holiday, but it is a day to mark on the calendar nonetheless. All over France, and especially Paris will turn into a giant music street festival. Small bands, musicians, and just about anyone and everyone will take to a street corner to play their favorite hits. The party goes on late into the night in Paris, so wear your walking shoes so that you can band hop with the locals. iii) Summer sales If you missed the soldes d’hiver (winter sales) back in January, have no fear, it is time for the soldes d’été The summer sales start in the last week of June and run for 4 weeks during the dog days of summer. You can read more about June in Francehere. snippetsofparis.com

Juillet – July

i) End of School Surprisingly, School in France doesn’t end until the 1st week in July, although older children (high school) have usually finished their annual exams and are in cruise control. There is not much that goes on in school after the end of June. ii) 14 Juillet – Bastille Day 1. Public holiday in France: Yes 2. When: 14th of July Interestingly, the date of the French Revolution (in 1789) is simply called by its date, Quatorze Juillet, and not Bastille Day as anglophones call it. The term “Bastille day” doesn’t really mean anything to the French. The day is usually marked in Paris by a giant military parade with tanks, military regiments, horses, etc. The President of France usually hosts a foreign leader and gives a speech proclaiming “Vive la France” and with th

Aout – August

i) Jour de l’Assomption – Assumption Day 1. Public Holiday in France: Yes 2. When: 15 August For Catholics, this is the day when the Virgin Mary goes to heaven. For most French people, it is a day off in the middle of August that doesn’t count against their work-vacation allotment. It was Napoleon Bonapartein 1802, who established these religious days as national holidays, one for each season: 1. Ascension in spring (May) 2. Assumption in summer (August) 3. All Saints in autumn (November) 4. Christmas in winter. ii) Festival Interceltique in Lorient Every year the town of Lorient in Brittany has a festival owing to its Celtic past, that attracts over 700,000 festival-goers from all over Europe. The festival is usually held in the 2nd week of August, with Celtic music and marching bands on feature. With plenty of good food and dancing, this is a real celebration of Gaul and Celtic culture in a land where the Breton celtic languageis still spoken. iii) Aoûtien – August Holidaymaker It is the dog days of summer in France when most people take their 3 weeks off. (Remember, most places in France don’t have airconditioning.) Cities like Paris are empty, abandoned to the tourists. If you are a July holidaymaker who has returned to work in August, you are expecting very slow days at work, where almost everything is at a standstill. In addition, if you are in a larger city, you may find that outside the tourist places that are open, many of the restaurants and shops nearby are

Septembre – September

i) Jour de Rentrée – Back to School Day 1. Public holiday: No * 2. When: First Monday in September The big day back to school And for adults to get back to the grindstone If there are projects at work that you have been putting off all summer, you now have to get back to it. (Read more about la Rentrée.) * Note:The day itself is not a holiday, but most companies have negotiated with their union to provide the day off for parents of small children. French parents usually take the day off to drop their kids off school, (though you

Octobre – October

i) Fête des Grands-Pères 1. Public holiday : No 2. When: 1st Sunday in October The grandparents may not be celebrated together, but Grandfather’s day only dates back to 2008. Being a newer holiday, there is no particular tradition of gifts for Papy, so you can wish him as you please. ii) Fall School holidays School may have just started in September, but 6 weeks after the 1st day of school, it is school holidays again Kids are off school for 2 weeksfrom the end of October to the start of November, depending on their region. Time for a fall holiday somewhere, if the parents can afford to take some time off. French adults usually have on average 6-8 weeks holiday, but it is not enough to make off for all their kids’ school holidays. Time to send the kids to the centre de loisirs(leisure center) or

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