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Public Holidays in Germany in 2018
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Repentance Day
21 November 2018 This Regional holiday is in 5 days. Saxony. Protestant churches celebrate a Day of Repentance and Prayer on the Wednesday b...
Christmas Day
25 December 2018 This National holiday is in 39 days. The day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date which according to tradition took pl...
St. Stephen's Day
26 December 2018 This National holiday is in 40 days. The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was...
List of national public holidays of Germany in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 01 | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday | January 06 | Three Kings Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Monday | February 12 | Fasching | Fastnacht. Not a Public Holiday |
| Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Monday | April 02 | Easter Monday | Monday after Easter Sunday |
| Tuesday | May 01 | Labour Day | |
| Thursday | May 10 | Ascension Day | Himmelfahrt. 40 days after Easter |
| Thursday | May 10 | Father's Day | Celebrated on Ascension Day |
| Sunday | May 13 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
| Monday | May 21 | Whit Monday | 7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday |
| Thursday | May 31 | Corpus Christi | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Wednesday | August 15 | Assumption Day | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Saturday | September 22 | Oktoberfest | Start of Oktoberfest. Not a public holiday. |
| Wednesday | October 03 | German Unity Day | Celebrated on October 3rd |
| Wednesday | October 31 | Day of Reformation | Several states |
| Thursday | November 01 | All Saints' Day | Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Wednesday | November 21 | Repentance Day | Saxony. Wednesday before November 23 |
| Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | December 26 | St. Stephen's Day | Second day of Christmas |
Key
| National Holiday | Regional Holiday | Not a Public Holiday |
Notes
- Except for German Unity Day, public holidays in Germany are determined by the federal states.
- Holidays that fall on a weekend are not observed on a weekday instead.
Public Holiday News
- 19 June 2018: Millions of Germans to get new public holiday