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On which day is laïcité (secularism) officially celebrated in France?
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Naturalisation no. 27
Quel jour célèbre-t-on officiellement la laïcité en France ?
On which day is laïcité (secularism) officially celebrated in France?
Answer. December 9.
Le 9 décembre.
This is the National Day of Laïcité. It recalls the law of December 9, 1905, which separates Churches and the State.
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