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France Holiday On January 7 2018?

The following are national holidays in France. Note: Only la Fête du Travail (1st of May) 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 following applies to Sunday, 2018-01-07:

  • Je suis Charlie - III Anniversary:

    [ob] "Je suis Charlie" (French for "I am Charlie") is a slogan adopted by supporters of free speech and freedom of expression after the 7 January 2015 massacre in which 12 people were killed at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, France.

Notes:

[ob] National observance.

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