Holiday 2022: what is the calendar? The Assumption approaching

HOLIDAYS. The next holiday of the year 2022 is approaching. This is the Assumption. And after ? Here are all the dates of the 2022 public holidays, in our calendar.

[Mis à jour le 10 août 2022 à 15h32] Always popular with workers, there are four public holidays left by the end of 2022. These are the Assumption, the Toussaint, the First World War Armistice and Christmas. And the first to come is that of the Assumption, which will take place on Monday, August 15. You can then enjoy a three-day extended weekend. The Assumption is a Christian holiday that celebrates the ascent into heaven of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ. August 15 was also the day of the French National Day after a decision by King Louis XIII in 1638. Then three more holidays are planned. All Saints’ Day will take place on Tuesday, November 1,Armistice of 1918 will be November 11, which, again, offers a possible three-day weekend. Finally, Christmas, December 25, is the last public holiday of the year and falls on a Sunday.

In 2023, 11 public holidays will be spread throughout the year, four of which will fall on a Monday: Easter Monday, May 1, Armistice Day and Whit Monday. Finally, only one will fall on a Friday: July 14. It will be time to go on a long weekend! On the other hand, there will only be one bridge possible in the 2022-2023 school holiday calendar, thanks to Ascension Thursday, on May 18. You will be able to pose on Friday May 19, knowing that the students will not have class on Friday May 19 and Saturday May 20, according to the official calendar of the Ministry of National Education.

Find out which days are the next non-working days to anticipate your bridges and upcoming holidays and download our calendar of School vacation 2022-2023.

In August, theassumption falls on Monday, August 15, the opportunity to ask one less day when taking your summer vacation. The Assumption is a Christian holiday that celebrates the ascent into heaven of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Christ. On his site, the Catholic Church in France explains that the Assumption is a feast born in the East. It is celebrated on August 15, in reference to the consecration of a church for the Virgin Mary which took place on this date, in the 6th century. In the West, the Assumption was established by Pope Sergius I (687-701). August 15 is a public holiday pursuant to the decree of April 19, 1802 resulting from the Concordat and according to article 42 of the law of December 9, 1905 on the separation of Church and State.

Every year, November 1, which corresponds to the Christian feast of All Saints, and November 11, which corresponds to the Armistice of 1918, are public holidays. All Saints’ Day will be celebrated on Tuesday November 1, 2022 and will be an opportunity to bridge from Saturday October 29 to Tuesday November 1. The 1918 Armistice will fall on a Friday, November 11, which allows for a long three-day weekend!

The Christmas holiday, the only holiday of the month, falls on the weekend this year 2022, on Sunday December 25.

Are there bridges in 2022? What days to ask according to public holidays?

• August 2022 : put down your previous Friday to take advantage of a long weekend with the Assumption on Monday August 15th.
• November 2022 : Tuesday, November 1 and Friday, November 11 are the opportunity to ask a day.

What are the public holidays in 2022 in France?

Discover below the list of the 11 public holidays during the year 2022 in France, in order to better prepare your future trips and long weekends:

• Saturday January 1, 2022 : New Year’s Day
• Monday, April 18, 2022 : Easter Monday
• Sunday May 1, 2022 : Labor Day
• Sunday May 8, 2022 : Armistice 1945
• Thursday, May 26, 2022 : Ascent
• Monday, June 6, 2022 : Pentecost
• Thursday, July 14, 2022 : National Holiday
• Monday, August 15, 2022 : Assumption
• Tuesday, November 1, 2022 : Toussaint
• Friday, November 11, 2022 : 1918 Armistice
• Sunday, December 25, 2022 : Christmas

What are the 2022-2023 public holidays?

From Assumption 2022 to Christmas Day 2023, find all the dates of public holidays in France in 2022-2023, with the corresponding day of the week, in our list below:

The official calendar for the 2022-2023 school year contains, in addition to the 5 traditional vacation periods by zone, the dates of public holidays in France.

Consult the dates of the 11 public holidays in 2023 in France, in order to better plan long weekends and possible bridges:

• Sunday January 1, 2023 : New Year’s Day
• Monday, April 10, 2023 : Easter Monday
• Monday, May 1, 2023 : Labor Day
• Monday, May 8, 2023 : Armistice 1945
• Thursday, May 18, 2023 : Ascent
• Monday, May 29, 2023 : Pentecost Monday
• Friday, July 14, 2023 : National Holiday
• Tuesday, August 15, 2023 : Assumption
• Wednesday, November 1, 2023 : Toussaint
• Saturday November 11, 2023 : 1918 Armistice
• Monday, December 25, 2023 : Christmas

How many public holidays are there in France each year?

Public holidays commemorate a civil or religious holiday or a significant event, the list of which is defined by the Labor Code. In France, the year has 11 public holidays, compared to 10 in Belgium, 12 in Spain and 9 in Germany. In Europe, Cypriots have the most public holidays with 15 days per year. Conversely, in the United Kingdom, there are only 8. These dates have been determined according to the history and culture of the country. There are therefore two types of public holidays, civil and religious. There are 5 civil holidays: New Year’s Day since the 1st Empire in 1810, May 1 (Labor Day) declared non-working in 1919, May 8 commemorating the surrender of Germany, July 14 celebrating the capture of the Bastille and who has been unemployed since July 6, 1880, and November 11, World War I Armistice Day. And 6 religious holidays: Assumption, Ascension, All Saints, Christmas, Pentecost and Easter are the 6 religious holidays in France. The first four became public holidays from 1802 following the signing of the Concordat between Bonaparte and the papacy. Easter Monday and Pentecost Monday were added in 1886. Note: there are some local particularities: in Alsace-Moselle, Good Friday and December 26 are also public holidays and in the overseas departments, the abolition of slavery.

Are public holidays paid?

May 1, Labor Day, is in France the only day that companies must have a day off and be paid for (but there may be professions that make exceptions.) For other public holidays, the law provides that when day n is not working in a company, the employee must be paid from 3 months of seniority. If the public holiday is worked, the employer is not obliged to remunerate his employee more, on the other hand certain collective agreements provide for an increase. It is therefore advisable to consult your collective agreement to find out your situation. With regard to bridges, there is no obligation for the employer to grant them. If the collective agreement does not specify this feature, the employer remains free to decide. In any case, he is not forced to pay his employee that day. On the other hand, the employer can impose a bridge on the employees.

Is a public holiday a day off?

A public holiday is not necessarily a day off (not worked). The employer has the right to ask his employee to work on a public holiday, with the exception of May 1, Labor Day. Indeed, May 1st is the only compulsory public holiday for all employees of all companies in France. It is therefore necessarily non-working and paid unlike other public holidays. But if May 1 falls on a usual rest day in the company (like this Sunday, May 1, 2022), it will not be paid and it does not give rise to the right to additional rest.