Holidays in 2012 at a glance
| State | Christmas holiday | Winter holiday | Easter holiday | Whitsun holiday | Summer holiday | Fall holiday | Christmas holiday |
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| Baden-Wuerttemberg | 01.01 - 05.01 | - | 02.04 - 13.04 | 29.05 - 09.06 | 26.07 - 08.09 | 29.10 - 02.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Bavaria | 01.01 - 05.01 | 20.02 - 24.02 | 02.04 - 14.04 | 29.05 - 09.06 | 01.08 - 12.09 | 29.10 - 03.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Berlin | 01.01 - 03.01 | 30.01 - 04.02 | 02.04 - 14.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 20.06 - 03.08 | 01.10 - 13.10 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Brandenburg | 01.01 - 03.01 | 30.01 - 04.02 | 04.04 - 14.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 21.06 - 03.08 | 01.10 - 13.10 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Bremen | 01.01 - 04.01 | 30.01 - 31.01 | 26.03 - 11.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 23.07 - 31.08 | 22.10 - 03.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Hamburg | 01.01 - 06.01 | 30.01 - 30.01 | 05.03 - 16.03 | 30.04 - 04.05 | 21.06 - 01.08 | 01.10 - 12.10 | 21.12 - 31.12 |
| Hesse | 01.01 - 06.01 | - | 02.04 - 14.04 | - | 02.07 - 10.08 | 15.10 - 27.10 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Mecklenburg-West Pomerania | 01.01 - 03.01 | 06.02 - 17.02 | 02.04 - 11.04 | 25.05 - 29.05 | 23.06 - 04.08 | 01.10 - 05.10 | 21.12 - 31.12 |
| Lower Saxony | 01.01 - 04.01 | 30.01 - 31.01 | 26.03 - 11.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 23.07 - 31.08 | 22.10 - 03.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 01.01 - 06.01 | - | 02.04 - 14.04 | 29.05 - 29.05 | 09.07 - 21.08 | 08.10 - 20.10 | 21.12 - 31.12 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 01.01 - 06.01 | - | 29.03 - 13.04 | - | 02.07 - 10.08 | 01.10 - 12.10 | 20.12 - 31.12 |
| Saarland | 01.01 - 04.01 | 20.02 - 25.02 | 02.04 - 14.04 | - | 02.07 - 14.08 | 22.10 - 03.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Saxony | 01.01 - 02.01 | 13.02 - 25.02 | 06.04 - 14.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 23.07 - 31.08 | 22.10 - 02.11 | 22.12 - 31.12 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 01.01 - 07.01 | 04.02 - 11.02 | 02.04 - 07.04 | 18.05 - 25.05 | 23.07 - 05.09 | 29.10 - 02.11 | 19.12 - 31.12 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 01.01 - 06.01 | - | 30.03 - 13.04 | 18.05 - 18.05 | 25.06 - 04.08 | 04.10 - 19.10 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
| Thuringia | 01.01 - 01.01 | 06.02 - 11.02 | 02.04 - 13.04 | 25.05 - 29.05 | 23.07 - 31.08 | 22.10 - 03.11 | 24.12 - 31.12 |
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Holidays in
all chosen states
the majority of the chosen states
the minority of the chosen states
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Bavaria
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
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Rhineland-Palatinate
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If your are from Hamburg, for example, and want to know, when it might be possible to visit your friends with school-age children in Saarland, simply choose 'Hamburg' and 'Saarland'. You can now see those dates of the year, on which you and your friends have school holidays.
Holiday 2012
01.01.
2364 days ago
Newyear
06.04.
2268 days ago
Good Friday
Good Friday is after the Friday before Eastern. On Good Friday one thinks of the death of Jesus Christ. It is part of the so called Good Week, which begins after Palm Sunday, including Maundy Thursday and Good Friday and ends with Good Saturday.
09.04.
2265 days ago
Easter monday
Easter Monday ist the monday after Easter Sunday. As second holiday it is actually not an Easternday. The Christian background of this holiday is the encounter of two disciples with the risen Christ.
01.05.
2243 days ago
1st May: Day of work
In old traditions, the 1st May is an holiday as well (Dance into May, Walpurgis Night, May trees, etc.). Since 1890 it is rededicated to “Achievements of the international labor movement”.
17.05.
2227 days ago
Ascension
The Ascencion of Christ is 39 days after Easter Monday, for this it always on thursday. The christian background is the ascension of Jesus Christ to his father God in heaven after his resurrection (Eastern). Secular oriented citizens see this day as “Father´s Day”, proper men´s tours included.
28.05.
2216 days ago
Whit Monday
Whit Monday is 49 days after Easter Sunday. Here, the outpouring of the Holy Ghost onto the disciples and apostles of Jesus Christ is celebrated.
07.06.
2206 days ago
Corpus Christi
statutory holiday in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
Corpus Christi, the „Solemnity of body and blood of Christ“, is celebrated on the 60th day after Easter Sunday with masses and processions.
In Sachsen it is only in certain regions of the counties Bautzen and Westlausitz a legal holiday. In Thüringen is the Department of the Interior able to set Corpus Christi as a legal holiday by changing the ordinance.
In Sachsen it is only in certain regions of the counties Bautzen and Westlausitz a legal holiday. In Thüringen is the Department of the Interior able to set Corpus Christi as a legal holiday by changing the ordinance.
15.08.
2137 days ago
Assumption Day
statutory holiday in Bavaria, Saarland
Assumption Day, the celebration of taking Maria into heaven, is always on August, the 15th. In Bayern is the Assumption Day only in regions with predominantly catholic population a legal holiday. Visit the following website to see which of these regions are included: Bayerische Landesamtes für Statistik
03.10.
2088 days ago
German Unification Day
Since 1990 the 3rd of October is Germany´s National Holiday, thinking of the Reunion. In Western Germany this holiday was celebrated on the 17th of June, rembering the national uprising in the DDR that was abolished on this day of October in 1953.
31.10.
2060 days ago
Reformation Day
statutory holiday in Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia
The Reformation Day is always on the 31st of October. It reminds of Martin Luther, posting the 95 thesis onto the door of the castles´ church. In Baden-Württemberg the schools are closed on this holiday.
01.11.
2059 days ago
All Saints` Day
statutory holiday in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland
The feast day of the Saints of the christian church is always on the 1st of november.
25.12.
2005 days ago
1st Christmas Eve (in Germany)
Main celebration day of Christmas (in Germany)
26.12.
2004 days ago