Martin wrote:
France 2008
Mar 21 2008 Fri Good Friday †#
Mar 24 2008 Mon Easter Monday †1
May 01 2008 Thu Labour Day 1
May 01 2008 Thu Ascension Day †1
May 08 2008 Thu Victory Day 1945 1
Jul 14 2008 Mon French National Holiday 1
Aug 15 2008 Fri Assumption Day †1
Nov 01 2008 Sat All Saints´ Day †1
Nov 11 2008 Tue Armistice Day 1918 1
Dec 25 2008 Thu Christmas †1
Dec 26 2008 Fri St. Stephen´s Day

Er, "What is point"? (Reference Radio 4's hilarious "Down The Line"!)

Is point that we as a nation should define ourselves according to how we
compare with the number of days that other nations have as public
holidays?

Other criteria not perhaps more relevant to definition?

Eddy.