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Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2018

Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2018

Date NameTypeDetails
Jan 1MondayNew Year's DayNational holiday 
Jan 6SaturdayEpiphanyObservance, ChristianNDS*, SN, TH
Jan 6SaturdayEpiphanyCommon local holidayBW, BY, ST
Jan 22MondayFranco-German DayObservance 
Jan 27SaturdayRemembrance Day for the Victims of National SocialismObservance 
Feb 12MondayShrove MondayObservance 
Feb 13TuesdayCarnival TuesdayObservance 
Feb 14WednesdayCarnival / Ash WednesdaySilent Day 
Feb 14WednesdayValentine's DayObservance 
Mar 8ThursdayInternational Women's DayObservance 
Mar 17SaturdaySt. Patrick's DayObservance, Christian 
Mar 18SundayAnniversary of the March RevolutionObservanceBerlin
Mar 20TuesdayMarch EquinoxSeason 
Mar 25SundayPalm SundayObservance, Christian 
Mar 25SundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Mar 29ThursdayMaundy ThursdayObservance, ChristianAll except BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL
Mar 29ThursdayMaundy ThursdaySilent DayBY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL
Mar 30FridayGood FridayNational holiday, Christian 
Mar 31SaturdayHoly SaturdaySilent DayBY, HE, NDS, RLP, SL
Mar 31SaturdayFirst Day of PassoverObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Apr 1SundayEaster SundayChristian, Common local holidayBrandenburg
Apr 1SundayEaster SundayObservance, ChristianAll except BB
Apr 1SundaySecond Day of PassoverObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Apr 2MondayEaster MondayNational holiday, Christian 
Apr 5ThursdaySixth Day of PassoverObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Apr 6FridaySeventh Day of PassoverObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Apr 23MondayGerman Beer DayObservance 
Apr 26ThursdayGirls' Day / Boys' DayObservance 
Apr 30MondayWalpurgis NightObservance 
May 1TuesdayMay DayNational holiday 
May 5SaturdayEurope Day (Council of Europe)Observance 
May 8TuesdayAnniversary of the End of World War IIObservanceB, BB, HB, MVP, TH
May 9WednesdayEurope Day (European Union)Observance 
May 10ThursdayFathers' DayObservance 
May 10ThursdayAscension DayNational holiday, Christian 
May 13SundayMothers' DayObservance 
May 20SundayWhit SundayChristian, Common local holidayBrandenburg
May 20SundayWhit SundayObservance, ChristianAll except BB
May 20SundayFirst Day of ShavuotObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
May 21MondayWhit MondayNational holiday, Christian 
May 21MondaySecond Day of ShavuotObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
May 23WednesdayConstitution DayObservance 
May 31ThursdayCorpus ChristiChristian, Common local holidayBW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN*, TH*
Jun 1FridayInternational Childrens' DayObservance 
Jun 3SundayEuropean Bicycle DayObservance 
Jun 15FridayEid ul FitrObservance, MuslimBremen, Hamburg
Jun 17SundayCar-free SundayObservance 
Jun 17SundayRemembrance of the Victims of SED InjusticeObservanceBerlin, Thuringia
Jun 21ThursdayJune SolsticeSeason 
Jun 23SaturdayArchitecture DayObservance 
Jun 24SundaySt. JohnObservance, ChristianSaxony
Jun 29FridaySt Peter and PaulObservance, ChristianSaxony
Aug 8WednesdayPeace Festival in AugsburgLocal holidayBavaria**
Aug 15WednesdayAssumption of MaryObservance, ChristianSaxony, Thuringia
Aug 15WednesdayAssumption of MaryChristian, Common local holidayBavaria*, Saarland
Aug 22WednesdayEid al-AdhaObservance, MuslimBremen, Hamburg
Sep 1SaturdayAnti War DayObservance 
Sep 8SaturdayGerman Language DayObservance 
Sep 9SundayEuropean Heritage DaysObservance 
Sep 10MondayRosh HashanaObservance, HebrewBY, HB, NRW, SL
Sep 11TuesdaySecond Day of Rosh HashanaObservance, HebrewBY, HB, NRW, SL
Sep 19WednesdayYom KippurObservance, HebrewBY, HB, NRW, SL
Sep 20ThursdayGerman World Children's DayObservance 
Sep 21FridayAshuraObservance, MuslimBremen, Hamburg
Sep 23SundaySeptember EquinoxSeason 
Sep 24MondayFirst day of SukkotObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Sep 25TuesdaySecond Day of SukkotObservance, HebrewBY, HB, SL
Sep 29SaturdayGerman Food Bank DayObservance 
Sep 29SaturdaySixth Day of SukkotObservance, HebrewBavaria
Sep 30SundaySeventh Day of SukkotObservance, HebrewBavaria
Oct 1MondayShemini AtzeretObservance, HebrewBremen, Saarland
Oct 2TuesdaySimchat TorahObservance, HebrewBremen
Oct 3WednesdayDay of German UnityNational holiday 
Oct 7SundayHarvest FestivalObservance 
Oct 28SundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock change/Daylight Saving Time 
Oct 30TuesdayWorld Thrift DayObservance 
Oct 31WednesdayReformation DayObservance, ChristianBremen, BW
Oct 31WednesdayReformation DayCommon local holidayBB, HB, HH, MVP, NDS, SH, SN, ST, TH
Oct 31WednesdayHalloweenObservance 
Nov 1ThursdayAll Saints' DayObservance, ChristianHB, NDS*, SN, TH
Nov 1ThursdayAll Saints' DaySilent Day, public holidayBW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL
Nov 2FridayAll Souls' DaySilent DayLower Saxony*
Nov 9FridayNight of Broken Glass Remembrance DayObservance 
Nov 9Friday9th of NovemberObservanceBerlin
Nov 9FridayFall of the Berlin WallObservance 
Nov 11SundaySt. Martin's DayObservance, Christian 
Nov 18SundayNational Day of MourningSilent Day 
Nov 21WednesdayRepentance DayChristian, Common local holidaySaxony
Nov 21WednesdayRepentance DaySilent DayBY, SL, SN
Nov 21WednesdayRepentance DayObservance, ChristianBW, HE, NDS, RLP, TH
Nov 25SundaySunday of the DeadSilent Day 
Dec 2SundayFirst Advent SundayObservance, Christian 
Dec 6ThursdaySaint Nicholas DayObservance, Christian 
Dec 8SaturdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionObservance, ChristianSaxony
Dec 9SundaySecond Advent SundayObservance, Christian 
Dec 16SundayThird Advent SundayObservance, Christian 
Dec 19WednesdayRemembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by GenocideObservance 
Dec 21FridayDecember SolsticeSeason 
Dec 23SundayFourth Advent SundayObservance, Christian 
Dec 24MondayChristmas EveSilent Day 
Dec 25TuesdayChristmas DayNational holiday, Christian 
Dec 26WednesdayBoxing DayNational holiday, Christian 
Dec 31MondayNew Year's EveBank holiday 

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