In France this is the period of ‘la rentrée’, which is literally ‘the return’.
A return from where or what, you might ask ?
The return in question is a return to business as usual after a spell of inactivity due to holidays, or in the case of a star of stage and screen, after a period out of the limelight, or in the case of politicians, after a recess.
Usually the word is used in conjunction with ‘des classes’, or ‘...politique’, and it is an important time in France where people often do take several weeks off in July-August, and life does seem to slow down
In times gone by, France used to almost close completely in August, with the whole country gone to the beach or the family house in the country. This is not so much the case now, but the end of the holiday period is still a big deal.
Our August Bank Holiday by contrast seems pitifully short.
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