Holiday Guide for Germany

Germany 2019

Germany
2019

Country information

Population: 81.77m
Capital: Berlin
Calling Code: (49)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: German

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List of National Holidays in Germany in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Germany: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday January 6th Three King's Day Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt: A major Christian celebration. Epiphany commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the wise men
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! International Women's Day Berlin: In 2019, Berlin became the first federal state to observe Women's Day as a public holiday
	Friday April 19th Long Weekend! Good Friday Germany: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Monday April 22nd Long Weekend! Easter Monday Germany: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Germany: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Thursday May 30th Ascension Day Germany: Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven forty two days after his crucifixion
	Monday June 10th Long Weekend! Whit Monday Germany: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Thursday June 20th Corpus Christi Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Thursday August 15th Assumption Day Bavaria, Saarland: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Friday September 20th Long Weekend! World Children's Day Thuringia: The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 to be International Children's Day in 1925
	Thursday October 3rd German Unity Day Germany: Commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990
	Thursday October 31st Reformation Day Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia: Commemorates the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 'these' to the door of the church in Wittenburg
	Friday November 1st Long Weekend! All Saints' Day Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Wednesday November 20th Repentance Day Saxony: Saxony. Protestant churches celebrate a Day of Repentance and Prayer on the Wednesday before November 23
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Germany: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th St. Stephen's Day Germany: 26th December is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.

Notes

Except for German Unity Day, public holidays in Germany are determined by the federal states.