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What is ideal calendar donation for French firefighters and postal workers?

There is no set price for the calendars, which are sold in workers’ spare time

LIST: Calendar of main pollen allergies in France month by month

The air can be thick with allergens from February to August

SEE: dates of 2024 France holidays, festivals, elections, Olympics...

An overview of important dates in France for 2024

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SEE: dates of key sports events in France and around the world in 2024

An overview of important dates, including the Paris Olympics, the Paralympics and the Tour de France

La Poste, fire service: where does money from calendars go in France?

The calendars are traditionally sold at the end of the year - we look at where your donations go

How to spot fake sellers of calendars in France

Warnings issued after the number of scams begins to rise once again

Do people still celebrate their name days in France?

It is a French tradition to send people good wishes on their ‘name day’. We look at where this came from and whether the custom continues today

Easy-look chart: When are France’s 2022 / 2023 school holidays?

Sometimes the dates depend on the zone in which the school is located

Gendarmerie warns of Christmas firefighter calendar scams in France

Workers traditionally go door-to-door selling calendars this time of year, but some have warned of scammers posing as workers to steal from vulnerable residents

2020: Scam alert over how we write the year in France

The year 2020 could be vulnerable to scams, it has emerged, as many people in France tend to write the date as with just two numbers - which this year would be “20” rather than “2020” in full.

Subscribe to get our unique desk calendar gift

Subscribe for January’s edition of The Connexion newspaper – by Thursday December 12 at midnight – and receive a free 2020 Connexion desk calendar with useful information such as UK and French bank holidays.

La Poste calendars show 27 EU states - without UK

Does La Poste know something we don’t? – the Almanach du facteur postal calendars this year already show the EU without the UK.

Nine long weekends from French national days in 2019

Good news for holidaymakers: most French national holidays in 2019 will take place on weekdays, leading to four three-day weekends, and many chances to “bridge” to four- or even five-day breaks.

Thanks for buying our France calendar!

Three charities have benefited from the generosity of readers who bought The Connexion 2018 France charity calendar.

Calendar

What is ideal calendar donation for French firefighters and postal workers?

LIST: Calendar of main pollen allergies in France month by month

SEE: dates of 2024 France holidays, festivals, elections, Olympics...

SEE: dates of key sports events in France and around the world in 2024

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