German Holidays
Holiday
|
When | Description |
Neujahr |
1 January |
New Years Day |
Drei Könige |
6 January |
Three Kings Day (only in Catholic areas) |
Karfreitag |
Friday before Easter |
Good Friday |
Oster Montag |
Monday after Easter |
Easter Monday |
1. Maifeiertag |
1 May |
German Labor Day |
Christi-Himmelfahrt |
40 days after Easter |
Ascension Thursday |
Pfingsten |
7th Sun. and Mon. after Easter |
Whit Sunday and Whit Monday |
Fronleichnam |
Thursday after Trinity Sunday (usually in June) |
Corpus Christi |
Maria Himmelfahrt |
15 August |
Assumption Day (only in Bavaria and Saarland) |
Tag der Deutschen Einheit |
3 October |
German Unity Day |
Allerheiligen |
1 November |
All Saints Day (only in Catholic areas) |
Volkstrauertag |
2 Sundays before November Advent |
National Day of Mourning |
Weihnachten |
25 and 26 December |
24 December is not a recognized holiday but many businesses close early this day |
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