In France the french celebrate traditional Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter. They mark May Day, also known as Labor Day, on May 1st. Victory in Europe day on May 8 commemorates the end of hostilities in Europe in World War II. Bastille Day is celebrated on July 14. This is the day the Bastille fortress in Paris was stormed by revolutionaries to start the French Revolution.
There are many french customs including physical and verbal greetings and eating customs and culinary norms. There are also other french cultural customs, such as the way the french speak and write the days of the week and months of the year, or express themselves in formal and informal expressions of saying hello in French, goodbye in French and expressing gratitude in French.