Tuesday January 1st
New Year's Day (Neujahrstag)
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 (Heilige Drei Könige)
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt: A major Christian celebration. Epiphany commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the wise men
Berlin: In 2019, Berlin became the first federal state to observe Women's Day as a public holiday
Friday April 19th
Good Friday (Karfreitag)
Germany: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Monday April 22nd
Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
Germany: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
Wednesday May 1st
Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)
Germany: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Thursday May 30th
Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
Germany: Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven thirty nine days after his crucifixion
Monday June 10th
Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
Germany: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
Thursday June 20th
Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)
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 (Mariä Himmelfahrt)
Bavaria, Saarland: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
Friday September 20th
World Children's Day (Weltkindertag)
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 (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
Germany: Commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990
Thursday October 31st
Reformation Day (Reformationstag)
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
All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)
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 (Buß- und Bettag)
Saxony: Saxony. Protestant churches celebrate a Day of Repentance and Prayer on the Wednesday before November 23
Wednesday December 25th
Christmas Day (Weihnachtstag)
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 (Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag)
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.
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