| A | B |
|---|
| l'anniversaire | birthday; yearly observance of a special event |
| l'Armistice | Armistice Day, November 11 (end of WWI); US: Veterans' Day |
| la fête | festival, holiday, celebration; birthday |
| la fête des Rois | "the feast of kings"; Epiphany, January 6, |
| le jour de l'An | New Year's Day, January 1 |
| Mardi Gras/Carnaval/Vaval | "Fat Tuesday" or the last day of feasting before Ash Wednesday (the start of Lent) |
| le mercredi des Cendres | Ash Wednesday, 40 days before Easter, the start of Lent (in February) |
| la Noël | Christmas |
| les Pâques | Easter |
| le premier mai | French Labor Day |
| la Saint-Valentin | (St.) Valentine's Day, February 14 |
| la Toussaint | All Saints' Day, November 1 |
| le vendredi Saint | Good Friday |
| le 14 juillet | Bastille Day, July 14 (1789), French revolution |
| le poisson d'avril | April Fool, April 1, a day of tricks and jokes |
| joyeux Noël | Merry Christmas (US); Happy Christmas (UK) |
| joyeux anniversaire | happy birthday |
| anniversaire de mariage | wedding anniversary |
| la Saint-Nicolas | Saint Nicolas, December 6. |
