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03/01/2012Public holidays in Germany

Public holidays in Germany Our listing of public holidays in Germany for 2012.

Sunday, 1 January-- New Years (Neujahrstag)--all federal states

Friday, 6 January--Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)--Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt

Friday, 6 April --Good Friday (Karfreitag) -- all federal states

Monday, 9 April--Easter Monday (Ostermontag)--all federal states

Tuesday, 1 May-- Labour Day (Maifeiertag)--all federal states

Thursday, 17 May-- Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)-- all federal states

Monday, 28 May--Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)--all federal states

Thursday 6 June--Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam)--Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland

Wednesday 15 August--Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt)--Saarland

Wednesday 3 October--Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)--all federal states

Wednesday, 31 October-- Reformation Day (Reformationstag)-- Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia

Thursday, 1 November--All Saints Day (Allerheiligen)--Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland

Wednesday, 21 November--Penance Day (Buß- und Bettag)--Saxony

Tuesday, 25 December--Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag)--all federal states

Wednesday, 26 December--second Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag)--all federal states

 Petya Vetseva / Expatica

Source: holidays-info.com

 

 



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