Oysters from the Île d’Oléron are slurped with Champagne and segue into a seafood platter piled high with langoustines, clams ...

France celebrates eleven public holidays each year, which is the second highest number of annual holidays in Europe after Austria. Additionally, two other holidays are observed in certain regions in ...

More than 8 out of 10 French citizens have responded that they oppose the French government's proposal to abolish two public holidays in consideration of national finances and productivity improvement ...

France will keep its public holidays. The new prime minister, Sébastien Lecornu, announced on Saturday that he will scrap proposals from his predecessor to eliminate two public holidays as part of a ...

PARIS—If French Prime Minister François Bayrou loses his job in a confidence vote Monday, it will be due in no small part to his willingness to fiddle with a cornerstone of Gallic life: public ...

The French government wants to eliminate the Pentecost holiday in order to save money. The holiday always falls on a Monday — this year it is May 16. French workers are not happy about eliminating one ...

France is ramping up security around Christmas markets after Interior Minister Laurent Nunez warned of a "very high" ...

It’s a fancy French holiday celebration on Iowa Ingredient! In the spirit of iconic PBS Chef Julia Child, Iowa Ingredient will celebrate the holidays by going gourmet. Iowa’s own French master chef, ...

On 31 January, two French unions representing workers in ski resorts plan to start unlimited strike action during February. It's the busiest time of year for resorts and threatens to upset lots of ...