German Holidays
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2025
| Jan. 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day (Neujahrstag) | all federal states |
| Jan. 6 | Monday | Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Mar. 8 | Saturday | International Women’s Day | Berlin, Mecklenburg-Pomerania |
| Apr. 18 | Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | all federal states |
| Apr. 21 | Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | all federal states |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labor Day (Maifeiertag) | all federal states |
| May 29 | Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | all federal states |
| Jun. 9 | Monday | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | all federal states |
| Jun. 19 | Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Aug. 15 | Thursday | Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt) | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Sep. 20 | Saturday | World Children’s Day | Thuringia |
| Oct. 3 | Friday | Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | all federal states |
| Oct. 31 | Friday | Reformation Day (Reformationstag) | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Nov. 1 | Saturday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Nov. 19 | Wednesday | Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag) | Saxony |
| Dec. 25 | Thursday | Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
| Dec. 26 | Friday | 2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
2026
| Jan. 1 | Thursday | New Year’s Day (Neujahrstag) | all federal states |
| Jan. 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Mar. 8 | Saturday | International Women’s Day | Berlin, Mecklenburg-Pomerania |
| Apr. 3 | Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | all federal states |
| Apr. 6 | Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | all federal states |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day (Maifeiertag) | all federal states |
| May 14 | Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | all federal states |
| May 25 | Monday | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | all federal states |
| Jun. 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Aug. 15 | Saturday | Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt) | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Sep. 20 | Sunday | World Children’s Day | Thuringia |
| Oct. 3 | Saturday | Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | all federal states |
| Oct. 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day (Reformationstag) | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Nov. 1 | Sunday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Nov. 18 | Wednesday | Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag) | Saxony |
| Dec. 25 | Friday | Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
| Dec. 26 | Saturday | 2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |