what are the holidays in france
French national holidays. 1  January 1: New Year's Day (Jour de l'an) 2  April 14: Good Friday â applicable only to Alsace and Moselle/Lorraine. 3  April 17: Easter Monday (Lundi de PÃ¢ques) 4  May 1: Labour Day (FÃªte du premier mai) 5  May 8: WWII Victory Day (FÃªte du huitiÃ¨me mai or Jour de la Victoire 45)
Important French holidays. 1  March 26: Clocks go forward one hour as daylight saving time (DST) starts. 2  April 1: April Foolâs Day (Poisson d'Avril) 3  May 28: Motherâs day (last Sunday in May) 4  June 18: Fatherâs day (third Sunday in June) 5  October 29: Clocks go back one hour (DST ends).