(France, Canada, New Orleans)
National public holidays January 1: New Year's Day (Jour de l'an). 2. April 3: Good Friday: applicable only to Alsace and Lorraine. 3. April 6: Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques). 4. May 1: Labor Day (Fête du premier mai). 5. May 8: WWII Victory Day (Fête du 8 mai or Jour de la Victoire 45). 6. May 14: Ascension Day (Jour de l'Ascension) (40 days after Easter). 7. May 24: White Monday or Pentecost Monday (Lundi de Pentecôte). 8. July 14: Bastille Day (Fête nationale). 9. August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Assomption). 10. November 1: All Saints Day (La Toussaint). 11. November 11: Armistice Day (Jour de l'armistice). 12. December 25: Christmas Day (Noël). 13. December 26: Boxing Day (Deuxième jour de Noël): applicable only to Alsace and Lorraine.
French people often do the bridge: “faire le pont” when holiday is on a Thursday or a Tuesday.
Other traditions January 6 th : Epiphany : La fête des rois February 2 nd : la Chandeleur (crepes day!) February 14 th : Valentin Mardi Gras et Le Carnaval April 1st: April Fool’s Day (Poisson d'Avril). May 31: Mother’s day. June 21: Father’s day. and fête de la musique 6 th December: St Nicolas mostly in the North East of France.
Mardi Gras: history di-gras/videos/history-of-mardi- gras?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f= 1&free=false
Color a mask with New Orleans’s Mardi Gras colors.
Carnaval in Quebec Activities around the effigie: Bonhomme! Song mardi gras.
Carnaval in Nice