Tuesday 10 January 2017

Looking forward to your Easter holidays?

Well not according to official French school holiday timetables. Possibly in the name of laicité but probably because Easter moves and the holidays dont the break is known as the Spring holiday. Indeed a leading politician asserts that we can no longer speak of "Christmas" holidays as a result of the narrow interpretation of the law. Though conversely "Toussaint", "Ascension" and "Assomption" are still classed as official holidays.
The polemic arises because Francois Fillon said he is "Gaullist and Christian", prompting criticism that the probable next president is not sufficiently secular. France's determination to keep religion out of government - presumably aimed at the Catholic church all those years ago - seems to end in tying itself in knots to deny its Christian heritage and roots.
M Fillon says he respects freedom of religion but will use his faith to treat others in a Christian spirit: many will say "amen" to that. ( ndlr: views of the sub-editor)
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