Public holidays in Germany 2020-2024
In the Christian world, most holidays are oriented towards Easter or Christmas. But also in other countries far away from home there is enough reason to celebrate.
Not all holidays are statuted by law - and those that are, do not necessarily mean a day off in all regions of Germany. Rather, it is often up to the respective parts of the country whether the holiday is also a day off.
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Non-movable holidays
Non-statutory holidays are written in gray.| holiday | date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Jan, 1st |
| Epiphany | Jan, 6th |
| Labor Day | May, 1st |
| Peace festival (only Augsburg) | Aug, 8th |
| Assumption Day | Aug, 15th |
| Day of German Unity | Oct, 3rd |
| Reformation's Day | Oct, 31st |
| All Saints' Day | Nov, 1st |
| All Souls' Day | Nov, 2nd |
| Immaculate conception | Dec, 8th |
| Christmas Eve | Dec, 24th |
| Christmas Day | Dec, 25th |
| Boxing Day | Dec, 26th |
| New Year's Eve | Dec, 31st |
Moving Holidays in Germany
| holiday | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Womens Carnival Day | Feb, 20th | Feb, 11th | Feb, 24th | Feb, 16th | Feb, 8th |
| Green Monday | Feb, 24th | Feb, 15th | Feb, 28th | Feb, 20th | Feb, 12th |
| Ash Wednesday | Feb, 26th | Feb, 17th | Mar, 2nd | Feb, 22nd | Feb, 14th |
| Maundy Thursday | Apr, 9th | Apr, 1st | Apr, 14th | Apr, 6th | Mar, 28th |
| Good Friday | Apr, 10th | Apr, 2nd | Apr, 15th | Apr, 7th | Mar, 29th |
| Holy Saturday | Apr, 11th | Apr, 3rd | Apr, 16th | Apr, 8th | Mar, 30th |
| Easter Sunday | Apr, 12th | Apr, 4th | Apr, 17th | Apr, 9th | Mar, 31st |
| Easter Monday | Apr, 13th | Apr, 5th | Apr, 18th | Apr, 10th | Apr, 1st |
| Mother's Day | May, 10th | May, 9th | May, 8th | May, 14th | May, 12th |
| Ascension of Christ | May, 21st | May, 13th | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th |
| Father's Day | May, 21st | May, 13th | May, 26th | May, 18th | May, 9th |
| Whit Sunday | May, 31st | May, 23rd | Jun, 5th | May, 28th | May, 19th |
| Whit Monday | Jun, 1st | May, 24th | Jun, 6th | May, 29th | May, 20th |
| Corpus Christi | Jun, 11th | Jun, 3rd | Jun, 16th | Jun, 8th | May, 30th |
| Remembrance Day | Nov, 15th | Nov, 14th | Nov, 13th | Nov, 19th | Nov, 17th |
| Day of Prayer and Repentance | Nov, 18th | Nov, 17th | Nov, 16th | Nov, 22nd | Nov, 20th |
| Sunday in commemoration of the dead | Nov, 22nd | Nov, 21st | Nov, 20th | Nov, 26th | Nov, 24th |