Holiday Guide for Germany in 2024

Germany information

Population: 83.24m
Capital: Berlin
Calling Code: (49)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: German

List of Public Holidays in Germany in 2024

	Monday January 1st Long Weekend! 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
	Saturday January 6th Three King's Day (Heilige Drei Könige) Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt: A major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men. In some countries, it may be known as Three Kings Day.
	Friday March 8th Long Weekend! International Women's Day Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: The UN has declared March 8th to be a day to celebrate, recognise and remember women
	Friday March 29th Long Weekend! Good Friday (Karfreitag) Germany: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday March 31st Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) Brandenburg: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 1st Long Weekend! 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 9th Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) Germany: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday May 20th Long Weekend! Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) Germany: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Thursday May 30th 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 Long Weekend! World Children's Day (Weltkindertag) Thuringia: The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1st to be International Children's Day in 1925
	Thursday October 3rd German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) Germany: This is Germany's National Day. It marks the reunification of Germany that took place on 3 October 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 Long Weekend! 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: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.