Holidays in France:

Date	English Name	Local Name	Remarks
January 1	New Year's Day	Jour de l'An
January 6	Epiphany	Fête des Rois	(not a public holiday)
February 2	Candlemas	La Chandeleur	(not a public holiday)
moveable	Easter	Pâques	Sunday, date varies
moveable	Easter Monday	Lundi de Pâques	Monday after Easter
May 1	Labour Day	Fête du Travail
May 8	V-E Day	Victoire 1945	End of WWII
moveable	Ascension Day	Ascension	Thursday, 40 days after Easter
moveable	Pentecost	Pentecôte	Seventh Sunday after Easter
July 14	Bastille Day	Fête Nationale	National Day
August 15	Assumption	Assomption
November 1	All Saints Day	Toussaint
November 11	Veterans Day Armistice Day Remembrance Day	Armistice 1918	End of WWI
December 25	Christmas Day	Noël

Note: Only labour day (May 1st) is a public holiday by statute. The rest of the holidays are granted by convention collective (agreement between employers' and employees' unions) or by agreement of the employer.

The Raffarin administration is considering the suppression of Pentecost as a public holiday. The precise legal mechanism of this action is still unknown.