German Holidays

German Holidays - 2008

January 01, Tuesday
New Years (Neujahrstag)
all federal states
January 06, Sunday
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
March 21, Friday
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
all federal states
March 24, Monday
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
all federal states
May 01, Thursday
Labor Day (Maifeiertag) as well as Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
all federal states
May 12, Monday
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
all federal states
May 22, Thursday
Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
August 15, Friday
Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)
Saarland, Bavaria (only in those municipalities with a Catholic majority)
October 03, Friday
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
all federal states
October 31, Friday
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
November 01, Saturday
All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
November 19, Wednesday
Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag)
Saxony
December25, Thursday
Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)
all federal states
December 26, Friday
2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)
all federal states

German Holidays - 2009

January 01, Thursday
New Years (Neujahrstag)
all federal states
January 06, Tuesday
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
April 10, Friday
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
all federal states
April 13, Monday
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
all federal states
May 01, Friday
Labor Day (Maifeiertag)
all federal states
May 21, Thursday
Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
all federal states
June 01, Monday
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
all federal states
June 11, Thuursday
Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
August 15, Saturday
Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)
Bavaria, Saarland
October 03, Saturday
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
all federal states
October 31, Saturday
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
November 01, Sunday
All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
November 18, Wednesday
Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag)
Saxony
December 25, Friday
Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)
all federal states
December 26, Saturday
2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)
all federal states