The French for: bank holiday/public holiday/legal holiday is un
jour férié
- Monegasque organisations and businesses close on public holidays.
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Although some shopping centres and grocers open for part of the day, the majority of shops do not.
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Police stations and hospitals do not close.
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When a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, it is common practice to
"make the bridge" (faire le pont) by taking off the Friday or
Monday so creating a very long weekend.
National Public Holidays in Monaco 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Jour de l'An
(Tuesday) |
| 27 January |
Saint-Dévote’s Day (Sunday) |
| 24 March |
Easter Monday/Lundi de Pâques |
| 1 May |
Labour Day (Thursday) |
| 1 May |
Ascension Day (Thursday) |
| 12 May |
Pentecost (Monday) |
| 22 May |
Corpus Christi/Fête Dieu (Thursday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day (Friday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Toussaint (Saturday) |
| 19 November |
Monaco National Day/Fête de S.A.S. le Prince Souverain
(Wednesday) |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception (Monday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day (Thursday) |
National Public Holidays in France 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Nouvel An
(Tuesday) |
| 23 March |
Easter Sunday/Paques |
| 24 March |
Easter Monday/Lundi de Paques |
| 1 May |
Labour Day/Fête du Travail (Thursday) |
| 1 May |
Ascension Day (Thursday) |
| 8 May |
WWII Victory
Day/Fête de la Victoire 1945 (Thursday) |
| 11 May |
Pentecost (Sunday) |
| 12 May |
Pentecost Monday |
| 14 July |
Bastille Day, France's national holiday
(Monday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day (Friday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Toussaint
(Saturday) |
| 11 November |
Armistice Day 1918 (Tuesday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day/Noël (Thursday) |
National Public Holidays in Italy 2008
| 1 January |
New Year's Day/Capodanno
(Tuesday) |
| 6 January |
Epiphany/Epifania (Sunday) |
| 23 March |
Easter Sunday |
| 24 March |
Easter Monday |
| 25 April |
Liberation Day/Anniversario della Liberazione
(Friday) |
| 1 May |
Labour Day/Festa del Lavoro (Thursday) |
| 2 June |
Republic's Day/Festa nazionale della Repubblica (Monday) |
| 15 August |
Assumption Day/Ferragosto
(Friday) |
| 1 November |
All Saints' Day/Festa di Tutti i Santi |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception/Immacolata Concezione
(Monday) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day/Natale (Thursday) |
| 26 December |
St Stephen’s Day/Santo Stefano (Friday) |
- For more information about French national holidays, see the French government website Service
Public
- For the Monaco government's publication of dates: Click
here
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