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 Dates to remember for your holiday planning
 Other useful dates to note

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Dates to remember for your holiday planning

Jours fériés (bank or public holidays)

If you’re planning a holiday in the Pyrénées-Orientales in 2007, (or long term planning for the future), do bear in mind the dates of the numerous ’jours fériés’ (bank holidays) during which all the main shops will be closed.

1st January
New Year’s Day

Good Friday
2006 - 14th April
2007 - 6th April
2008 - 21st March
2009 - 10th April

Easter (Dimanche de Paques)
2006 - 16th April
2007 - 8th April
2008 - 23th March
2009 - 12th April

Easter Monday (Lundi de Pâques)
2006 - 17th April
2007 - 9th April
2008 - 24th March
2009 - 13th April

1st May
La Fête du Travail (May Day)

5th May (40 days after Easter)
Le Jour de l’Ascension (Ascension Day)

8th May
La Fête de la Victoire (Victory in Europe Day)

Ascension
2006 - 25th May
2007 - 17th May
2008 - 1st May
2009 - 21st May

Pentecost(Lundi de Pentecôte)
2006 - 4th June
2007 - 27th May
2008 - 11th May
2009 - 31st May

Whit Monday
2006 - 5th June
2007 - 28th May
2008 - 12th May
2009 - 1st June

14th July
La Fête nationale de la Bastille (Bastille Day)

15 August
l’Assomption (Assumption)

1st November
La Toussaint (All Saint’s Day)

11th November
Anniversaire de l’armistice de 1918 (anniversary of the 1918 armistice which signalled the end of the First World War)

25th December
Christmas (Noël.)

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Other useful dates to note

March 25th - 26th - French Summertime - clocks go forward one hour
May 29th - Mother’s Day in France (Sunday)
June 19th - Father’s Day in France (Sunday)
October 28th - 29th - French Wintertime - clocks go back one hour

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