Public Holidays in Saxony-Anhalt in 2018

3 October 2018 This National holiday is in 74 days. Commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990

31 October 2018 This Regional holiday is in 102 days. Regional Holiday. Marks the day in 1517 when a German monk named Martin Luther strode u...

25 December 2018 This National holiday is in 157 days. The day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date which according to tradition took pl...

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Monday	January 01 Jan 1	New Year's Day
Saturday	January 06 Jan 6	Three Kings Day	Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt
Monday	February 12 Feb 12	Fasching	Fastnacht. Not a Public Holiday
Friday	March 30 Mar 30	Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Monday	April 02 Apr 2	Easter Monday	Monday after Easter Sunday
Tuesday	May 01 May 1	Labour Day
Thursday	May 10 May 10	Ascension Day	Himmelfahrt. 40 days after Easter
Thursday	May 10 May 10	Father's Day	Celebrated on Ascension Day
Sunday	May 13 May 13	Mother's Day	2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Monday	May 21 May 21	Whit Monday	7th Monday after Easter. Also Known as Pentecost Monday
Saturday	September 22 Sep 22	Oktoberfest	Start of Oktoberfest. Not a public holiday.
Wednesday	October 03 Oct 3	German Unity Day	Celebrated on October 3rd
Wednesday	October 31 Oct 31	Day of Reformation	Several states
Tuesday	December 25 Dec 25	Christmas Day
Wednesday	December 26 Dec 26	St Stephens Day	Second day of Christmas

National Holiday

Regional Holiday

Not a Public Holiday

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.

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