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It is easy to get caught out by French public holidays, which do not necessarily follow the pattern of UK holidays which are largely confined to Mondays (except Christmas, New Year and Good Friday. This can lead to some confusion, as there is often a local tradition of linking midweek days to make for a long weekend. The official dates for 2007 are as follows:-

Monday 1 January - New Year’s Day (Jour de l’an)

Monday 10 April - Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)

Tuesday 1 May - Labour Day (Fête du Travail)

Tueday 8 May - VE Day - WWII Victory Day (Fête de la Victoire 1945)

Friday 17 May - Ascension Day (Ascension catholique)

Saturday 14 July - Bastille Day (Fête nationale)

Wednesday 15 August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption)

Thursday 1 November - AllSaints’ Day (Toussaint)

Sunday 11 November - Armistice Day (Armistice 1918)

Tuesday 25 December - Christmas Day (Noël)

(Wednesday 26 December - Deuxième jour de Noël (Alsace)