Planning a trip to Germany?... don't forget to think about the dates of the German public or bank holidays.
Most public holidays in Germany are of religious origin with some celebrated only by the Protestant Church and others only by the Catholic Church.
The observance of these traditional public holidays therefore varies according to the federal state of Germany you are in. See below for this
list of national holidays in Germany.
German Public Bank Holidays
2012
Sunday 1 January - New Years Day
Friday 6 January - Epiphany
Friday 6 April - Good Friday
Monday 9 April - Easter Monday
Tuesday 1 May - Labour Day
Thursday 17 May - Ascension Day
Monday 28 May - Whit Monday
Thursday 7 June - Corpus Christi
Wednesday 15 August - Assumption
Wednesday 3 October - Day of German Unity
Wednesday 31 October - Day of Reformation
Thursday 1 November - All Saints Day
Wednesday 21 November - Repentance Day
Tuesday 25 December - Christmas Day
Wednesday 26 December - Boxing Day
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2013
Tuesday 1 January - New Years Day
Sunday 6 January - Epiphany
Friday 29 March - Good Friday
Monday 1 April - Easter Monday
Wednesday 1 May - Labour Day
Thursday 9 May - Ascension Day
Monday 20 May - Whit Monday
Thursday 30 May - Corpus Christi
Thursday 15 August - Assumption
Thursay 3 October - Day of German Unity
Thursday 31 October - Day of Reformation
Friday 1 November - All Saints Day
Wednesday 20 November - Repentance Day
Wednesday 25 December - Christmas Day
Thursday 26 December - Boxing Day
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To view public bank holidays for other countries & locations in the world, try our Worldwide Public Holidays section
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