Corpus Christi in France: An Important Church Feast Without a Public Holiday

While bells ring and processions parade through decorated streets in many German federal states, public life in France continues as usual. Corpus Christi, known in French as "Fête-Dieu," is indeed one of the important feasts of the Catholic Church, but it is not part of the country’s official public holidays. Schools hold regular classes, shops open as usual, and most employees spend the day at work. The feast is traditionally…