Holidays and Observances in France in 2009
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 8 | Friday | WWII Victory Day | National holiday | |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance | |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| Jun 7 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 14 | Tuesday | Bastille Day | National holiday | |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 11 | Wednesday | Armistice Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | St Stephen's Day | Local holiday | Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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