Holidays in Germany in 2012
| Weekday | Date | Holiday name | Holiday type | Where it is observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Jan 1 | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Friday | Jan 6 | Epiphany | Common Local holidays | BW, BY, ST |
| Tuesday | Feb 14 | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Monday | Feb 20 | Shrove Monday | Observance | |
| Tuesday | Feb 21 | Carnival/Shrove Tuesday | Observance | |
| Wednesday | Feb 22 | Carnival/Ash Wednesday | Silent Day | |
| Tuesday | Mar 20 | March equinox | Season | |
| Sunday | Mar 25 | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Sunday | Apr 1 | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Thursday | Apr 5 | Maundy Thursday | Silent Day | |
| Friday | Apr 6 | Good Friday | Silent Day | |
| Sunday | Apr 8 | Easter Day | Silent Day | Brandenburg |
| Monday | Apr 9 | Easter Monday | National holiday | |
| Tuesday | May 1 | May Day | National holiday | |
| Sunday | May 13 | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| Thursday | May 17 | Ascension Day | National holiday | |
| Sunday | May 27 | Whit Sunday | Silent Day | Brandenburg |
| Monday | May 28 | Whit Monday | National holiday | |
| Thursday | Jun 7 | Corpus Christi | Common Local holidays | BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL |
| Wednesday | Jun 20 | June Solstice | Season | |
| Wednesday | Aug 8 | Peace Festival | Local holiday | Bavaria |
| Wednesday | Aug 15 | Assumption of Mary | Common Local holidays | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Saturday | Sep 22 | September equinox | Season | |
| Wednesday | Oct 3 | Day of German Unity | National holiday | |
| Sunday | Oct 28 | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Wednesday | Oct 31 | Reformation Day | Common Local holidays | BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH |
| Wednesday | Oct 31 | Halloween | Observance | |
| Thursday | Nov 1 | All Saints' Day | Silent Day | BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL |
| Sunday | Nov 11 | St. Martin's Day | Observance | |
| Sunday | Nov 18 | National Day of Mourning | Silent Day | |
| Wednesday | Nov 21 | Repentance Day | Common Local holidays | Saxony |
| Sunday | Nov 25 | Sunday of the Dead | Silent Day | |
| Sunday | Dec 2 | First Sunday Advent | Observance | |
| Thursday | Dec 6 | Saint Nicholas Day | Observance | |
| Friday | Dec 21 | December Solstice | Season | |
| Monday | Dec 24 | Christmas Eve | Silent Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec 25 | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Wednesday | Dec 26 | Boxing Day | National holiday | |
| Monday | Dec 31 | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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