Franco-German Day
Franco-German Day is held on January 22. This event in the third decade of the month January is annual. Help us
The "Franco-German Day" on January 22 is an annual opportunity for schools and educational institutions to promote the culture and language of the partner country.
On or around January 22, 2022, schools are invited to organize activities involving the entire educational community. The "Franco-German Day" takes place with the support of many partners, including the Franco-German Youth Office (Ofaj), the Goethe-Institut, the Association for the Development of German Teaching in France (Adeaf), the Franco-German Houses and many companies that can host classes during the "Discovery Day" implemented by the Ofaj.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Memorial Day of the Death of Louis XVI on January 21 (the tradition of the French royalists in memory of the king guillotined in the Place de la Revolution. Events are also held in the atonement chapel in Paris and in the Basilica of Saint-Denis);
International Women's Sports Day on January 24 (initiated by the French CSA Audiovisual High Council in 2014);
The bird wedding on January 25 (is an annual custom known in some European regions, but especially in the Sorbs in Lusatia. Here it is called Lower Sorbian Ptaškowa swajźba and Upper Sorbian Ptači kwas);
Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism in Germany on January 27 (held since 1996);
European Data Protection Day on January 28 (initiated by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe)