August 15th is an important date in the Catholic Church's calendar - the Assumption of the Virgin, which commemorates the day the Virgin Mary entered heaven. It's a public holiday in France - and ...

The Christian festival of Assumption, on August 15th, is a public holiday in France. This year it falls on a Tuesday, giving workers the option to faire le pont (do the bridge) to create a nice ...

France, the "eldest daughter of the Church ... 1852 established "Emperor's Day" as a celebration on August 15. The national holiday was eventually moved to July 14 in 1880, under the Third ...

Only 10 percent of Christians are somewhat devout, and some of these holidays don’t even unite all French Christians, like August 15, celebrating the Assumption of Mary, and Ascension Thursday ...