: calendar for 2025
2025
1 Jan New Year's Day
6 Jan Epiphany
8 Mar International Women's Day
18 Apr Good Friday
20 Apr Easter Sunday
21 Apr Easter Monday
1 May International Workers' Day
8 May Victory in Europe Day
29 May Ascension Day
8 Jun Pentecost
9 Jun Whit Monday
19 Jun Corpus Christi
15 Aug Assumption
20 Sep Children's Day
3 Oct German Unity Day
31 Oct Reformation Day
1 Nov All Saints
19 Nov Repentance and Prayer Day
25 Dec Christmas Day
26 Dec Second Day of Christmas
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Jan 1, Wed
New Year's Day
Neujahr
Nationwide
A celebration of the beginning of the year in the Gregorian calendar, associated with rest, family gatherings, fireworks, festive meals, and exchanging good wishes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year
New Year's Day

Jan 6, Mon
Epiphany
Heilige Drei Könige
Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt
A Christian feast commemorating the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus and, in some traditions, the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday)
Epiphany

Mar 8, Sat
International Women's Day
Internationaler Frauentag
Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
It is a day that celebrates womanhood and also women's solidarity in the struggle for emancipation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women's_Day
International Women's Day

Apr 18, Fri
Good Friday
Karfreitag
Nationwide
The Friday of Holy Week, dedicated to remembering the trial, crucifixion, suffering, death of Jesus Christ, and His burial after being taken down from the cross.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday
Good Friday

Apr 20, Sun
Easter Sunday
Ostersonntag
Brandenburg
Christian festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter
Easter Sunday

Apr 21, Mon
Easter Monday
Ostermontag
Nationwide
A holiday observed on the day after Easter Sunday, associated with rest, family time, outdoor picnics, egg rolling games, and in some regions - such as Central and Eastern Europe - playful water-splashing customs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Monday
Easter Monday

May 1, Thu
International Workers' Day
Tag der Arbeit
Nationwide
A holiday observed on May 1st to recognize workers and labor rights, with historical origins in late 19th-century labor demonstrations.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers'_Day
International Workers' Day

May 8, Thu
Victory in Europe Day
Tag der Befreiung
Berlin
V Day is celebrated to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_in_Europe_Day
Victory in Europe Day

May 29, Thu
Ascension Day
Christi Himmelfahrt
Nationwide
This holiday commemorates the Christian belief of the bodily Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Celebrated on a Thursday, the fortieth day of Easter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Ascension
Ascension Day

Jun 8, Sun
Pentecost
Pfingstsonntag
Brandenburg
The Christian feast day, which is celebrated ten days after Ascension Thursday, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecost
Pentecost

Jun 9, Mon
Whit Monday
Pfingstmontag
Nationwide
Christian holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whit_Monday
Whit Monday

Jun 19, Thu
Corpus Christi
Fronleichnam
Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
The Roman Rite liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, in the Eucharist - known as transubstantiation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_Christi_(feast)

Aug 15, Fri
Assumption
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Saarland
The Assumption is important to many Christians as the Virgin Mary's heavenly birthday (the day that Mary was received into Heaven).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assumption_of_Mary

Sep 20, Sat
Children's Day
Weltkindertag
Thüringen
A day dedicated to celebrating and promoting the well-being and rights of children.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Day

Oct 3, Fri
German Unity Day
Tag der Deutschen Einheit
Nationwide
Commemorates the German reunification in 1990
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Unity_Day

Oct 31, Fri
Reformation Day
Reformationstag
Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thüringen
A commemorative day rooted in the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century. It honors the religious, cultural, or historical impact of the Reformation.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation_Day
Reformation Day

Nov 1, Sat
All Saints
Allerheiligen
Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
Commemoration day for all Christian saints.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day
All Saints

Nov 19, Wed
Repentance and Prayer Day
Buß- und Bettag
Sachsen
The day is a Protestant religious observance focused on reflection, repentance, and prayer, held on the Wednesday before November 23.

Dec 25, Thu
Christmas Day
Erster Weihnachtstag
Nationwide
Christian feast day that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
Christmas Day

Dec 26, Fri
Second Day of Christmas
Zweiter Weihnachtstag
Nationwide
A continuation of the Christmas celebration, marked by family time, rest, and traditions of giving, also known in many countries as Boxing Day, Second Day of Christmas, Saint Stephen’s Day, or the Day of Goodwill
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Day_of_Christmas
Second Day of Christmas