May the 8th

May the 8th is Armistice Day. It’s a bank holiday in France.
We celebrate the end of World War II
It commemorates of course the end of WWII and the victory of the French and their Allies against Nazi Germany.

May the first

It's labour day : people don't work and children don't go to school. We celebrate labour and people working. There are demonstrations in France

FRENCH RELIGIOUS CELEBRATIONS

There are many religious celebrations in France and they are bank holidays : people don't work and children don't go to school :

May 21st is Ascension Day

May 31st is the Christian holy day of Pentecost

August the 15th is the Assumption of Mary

Easter in France

Easter will be on the 12 of April. This is the most celebrated festival. We have two days off work and school. People go to church on Sunday and have meals with families and on Monday, children go and look for eggs.
We eat a lot of chocolate.

January the 6th in FRANCE

French people celebrate the ephipahny, they eat a special dessert called French Kings cake. French people to celebrate the Epiphany, the arrival of the Three Wise men (Magi). Every year, on January 6th, people gather pour tirer les rois, to find the kings. The traditional galette is cut in a very specific number of slices: one slice for each person sitting at the table plus one. The extra slice is symbolic for the first poor person passing by.

The youngest person in the room goes under the table, and announces who gets the next slice. The youngest person is said to be the most innocent one and therefore fair in the distribution of the slices. Such an importance is given to the distribution because of the lucky charm, la fève, hidden in the galette.

January 1st in France

January the first is the first day of the year and French people celebrate it with friends and family, they gather around a good meal and they wish relatives a happy new year and a well health