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Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר) in 🇫🇷 France
Public Holiday
Yes
National Holiday
No
Type
Religious Holiday
Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר) in France
France's Jewish community, one of Europe's largest, observes Yom Kippur with synagogue services and fasting; in Paris's Marais district and other Jewish quarters, the streets are notably quieter during the holiday.
About Yom Kippur(יוֹם כִּפּוּר)
The holiest day in Judaism, observed as a 25-hour fast of prayer and repentance for sins, culminating the ten Days of Awe after Rosh Hashanah with synagogue services and the shofar's final blast.