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Except for national holidays,
public holidays in Germany (
gesetzliche Feiertage) are determined by the
states.
Public Holidays
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|
| January 1 |
New Year's Day | Neujahr |
|
| January 6 |
Epiphany | Hl. Drei Könige |
in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony-Anhalt |
| moveable | Good Friday | Karfreitag | |
| moveable | Easter Monday | Ostermontag | |
| May 1 | May Day | Tag der Arbeit | |
| moveable | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt | |
| moveable | Whitmonday[?] | Pfingstmontag | |
| moveable |
Corpus Christi[?] | Fronleichnam |
in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, NRW,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and some communities in Saxony and Thuringia |
| October 3 |
Assumption Day[?] | Mariä Himmelfahrt |
in Saarland and Bavarian communities with mostly Catholic population |
| October 3 | Day of German Reunification[?] | Tag der Deutschen Einheit | holiday since 1990 |
| October 31 | Reformation Day[?] | Reformationstag | in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg |
| November 1 | All Saints | Allerheiligen |
in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, NRW,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| moveable | Penance Day[?] | Buß- und Bettag | only in Saxony |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag | |
| December 26 | Boxing Day | 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag | |
The only town in Germany which has its own additional public holiday is Augsburg.
The Friedensfest ("Peace Festival") is celebrated on August 8.
- Website of the German Department of the Interior (http://www.bmi.bund.de/dokumente/Lexikon-Modul/ix_20030.htm)
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