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Public Holidays
Germany is a country with many public holidays.
You may well find that public holidays in Germany are different than in your own country. You must be aware that on these days all shops, banks and public offices are closed, public transport operates according to a reduced (Sunday) timetable. If you are staying in Germany on a public holiday, make sure in advance that you have enough food, drink etc for the duration of the holiday.
Most of the holidays are national holidays, but some are observed only in some German states. Bavaria has the most holidays (15), and Baden-Württemberg has one less (14).
Public holidays in Germany are as follows:
- January 1st: New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
- January 6th: Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
- Good Friday (Karfreitag)
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
- May 1st: Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)
- Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt, 40 days after Easter)
- Whit Monday / Pentecost (Pfingsmontag, 50 days after Easter)
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam, second Thursday after Pentecost)
- October 3rd: German Unification Day (Tag der deutschen Einheit)
- November 1st: All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)
- December 24th: Christmas Eve (Heiligabend, everything closes at midday)
- December 25th: Christmas (1. Weihnachtsfeiertag)
- December 26th: Christmas (2. Weihnachtsfeiertag)
- December 31st: New Year's Eve (Silvester, everything closes at midday)