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French holidays and traditions

Bank, religious and civil holidays mark out France’s annual calendar. Discover ...the origins and history of these holidays and traditions that are part of our popular culture.
The French Flag

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The French Flag

The "tricolour" (three-colour) flag is an emblem of the Fifth Republic. It had ...its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red).
History of women's right to vote

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History of women's right to vote

French women voted for the first time on 29 April 1945, during the municipal ...elections, and then a few months later, on 21 October 1945, they took part in the national ballot.

Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012: Honouring the European Union

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Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2012

The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony was simultaneously held in Stockholm, Sweden and ...Oslo, Norway on 10th December 2012. Highly anticipated, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to leaders of the European Union.
Fifty years of Franco-German friendship

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Celebrating Franco-German friendship

Franco-German cooperation is celebrating its fifty years. It was on 22 January ...1963 that German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and General de Gaulle signed the Franco-German cooperation treaty. To mark the anniversary, several commemorative events will be held as part of Franco-German year celebrating friendship between the two countries.
Europe Day

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Europe Day

Nowadays, 9 May has become “Europe Day”. It is a European symbol like the ...flag, the anthem, and the single currency.
François Hollande elected President of the French Republic

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François Hollande elected President of ...the French Republic

François Hollande was elected President of the French Republic on 6 May 2012.

François Hollande (born 1954)

Biography

François Hollande

Appointed as the candidate for the Socialist Party and radicals of the Left for ...the 2012 Presidential Election, François Hollande was elected as the seventh President of the Republic on 6 May 2012, replacing outgoing President Nicolas Sarkozy.
The French Presidential Election

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The French Presidential Election

Since 1958 and the advent of the Fifth Republic in France, the President of the ...Republic has been the pillar of our institutions. How is the President of the Republic elected? What is his or her role?
France

Identity card

France

Find all the essential information and a summary of the fact sheet on France, ...its influence and its attractiveness.

Secularism and religious freedom

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Secularism and religious freedom

A fundamental value and essential principle of the Republic, secularism is a ...French invention. A legacy of the Revolution, it experienced 3 major periods before becoming part of the constitution in the 20th century and being exported to other countries.
Marianne

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Marianne

Even though the 1958 Constitution bestowed the privilege of being the national ...emblem on the tricolour flag, Marianne also embodies the French Republic.
14 July

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14 July

A date in Parisian revolutionary history that has become the national day, 14 ...July today combines the solemnity of military parades and the atmosphere of balls and fireworks. The Storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 has been celebrated in France for over a century.
The Marseillaise

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The Marseillaise

Originally a revolutionary war song and hymn to liberty, the Marseillaise ...progressively became the French national anthem. Today it is the soundtrack for most official events.
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