National and Regional German Holidays in Germany in 2007, 2008
and 2009:
2007
|
Date
|
Weekday
|
Name of public German holiday
|
observed in ...
|
|
Jan 01
|
Monday
|
New Years (Neujahrstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Jan 06
|
Saturday
|
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
|
|
Apr 06
|
Friday
|
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Apr 09
|
Monday
|
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
|
all federal states
|
|
May 01
|
Tuesday
|
Labor Day (Maifeiertag)
|
all federal states
|
|
May 17
|
Thursday
|
Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
|
all federal states
|
|
May 28
|
Monday
|
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Jun 07
|
Thursday
|
Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
|
|
Aug 15
|
Wednesday
|
Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)
|
Saarland, Bavaria (only in those municipalities with a
catholic majority)
|
|
Oct 03
|
Wednesday
|
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
|
all federal states
|
|
Oct 31
|
Wednesday
|
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
|
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,
Thuringia
|
|
Nov 01
|
Thursday
|
All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
|
|
Nov 21
|
Wednesday
|
Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag)
|
Saxony
|
|
Dec 25
|
Tuesday
|
Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Dec 26
|
Wednesday
|
2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|
2008
|
Date
|
Weekday
|
Name of public German holiday
|
observed in ...
|
|
Jan 01
|
Tuesday
|
New Years (Neujahrstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Jan 06
|
Sunday
|
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
|
|
Mar 21
|
Friday
|
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Mar 24
|
Monday
|
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
|
all federal states
|
|
May 01
|
Thursday
|
Labor Day (Maifeiertag)
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
|
|
Aug 15
|
Friday
|
Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)
|
Saarland, Bavaria (only in those municipalities with a
catholic majority)
|
|
Oct 03
|
Friday
|
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
|
all federal states
|
|
Oct 31
|
Friday
|
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
|
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,
Thuringia
|
|
Nov 01
|
Saturday
|
All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
|
|
Nov 19
|
Wednesday
|
Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag)
|
Saxony
|
|
Dec 25
|
Thursday
|
Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Dec 26
|
Friday
|
2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|
2009
|
Date
|
Weekday
|
Name of public German holiday
|
observed in ...
|
|
Jan 01
|
Thursday
|
New Years (Neujahrstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Jan 06
|
Tuesday
|
Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
|
|
Apr 10
|
Friday
|
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Apr 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
|
|
Jun 01
|
Monday
|
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Jun 11
|
Thursday
|
Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
|
|
Aug 15
|
Saturday
|
Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)
|
Bavaria, Saarland
|
|
Oct 03
|
Saturday
|
Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
|
all federal states
|
|
Oct 31
|
Saturday
|
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
|
Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt,
Thuringia
|
|
Nov 01
|
Sunday
|
All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)
|
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia,
Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
|
|
Nov 18
|
Wednesday
|
Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag)
|
Saxony
|
|
Dec 25
|
Friday
|
Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|
|
Dec 26
|
Saturday
|
2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)
|
all federal states
|