Travel | 01.06.2007
Travel Guide: Public Holidays
Germany has many public holidays, some of which vary from state to state. Since most things are closed then, it's best to check dates before you make any plans.
Public Holidays in 2007
January
- 1: New Years Day
- 6: Epiphany (only in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt)
February
- 19: Carnival Monday (only in parts of the Rhineland)
April
- 6: Good Friday
- 8: Easter
- 9: Easter Monday
May
- 1: Labor Day
- 17: Ascension Day
- 27-28: Pentecost
June
- 7: Corpus Christi
August
- 15: Assumption Day (only in Bavaria and Saarland)
October
- 3: Day of Germany Unity
- 31: Reformation Day (only in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)
November
- 1: All Saints’ Day
- 18: Day of Prayer and Repentance (only in Saxony)
December
- 24: Christmas Eve (half day)
- 25: First day of Christmas
- 26: Second day of Christmas
Public Holidays in 2008
January
- 1: New Years Day
- 6: Epiphany (only in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and Saxony-Anhalt)
February
- 4: Carnival Monday (only in parts of the Rhineland)
March
- 21: Good Friday
- 23: Easter
- 24: Easter Monday
May
- 1: Labor Day
- 1: Ascension Day
- 11-12: Pentecost
- 22: Corpus Christi
August
- 15: Assumption Day (only in Bavaria and Saarland)
October
- 3: Day of Germany Unity
- 31: Reformation Day (only in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)
November
- 1: All Saints’ Day
- 19: Day of Prayer and Repentance (only in Saxony)
December
- 24: Christmas Eve (half day)
- 25: First day of Christmas
- 26: Second day of Christmas
