Holidays and Observances in Germany in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. tam | Sunnuntai | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| 6. tam | Perjantai | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | NDS*, SN, TH |
| 6. tam | Perjantai | Epiphany | Common local holiday | BW, BY, ST |
| 22. tam | Sunnuntai | Franco-German Day | Observance | |
| 27. tam | Perjantai | Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism | Observance | |
| 14. hel | Tiistai | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| 16. hel | Torstai | Hizir Fast | Observance | Bremen, Hamburg |
| 20. hel | Maanantai | Shrove Monday | Observance | |
| 21. hel | Tiistai | Carnival Tuesday | Observance | |
| 22. hel | Keskiviikko | Carnival / Ash Wednesday | Silent Day | |
| 8. maa | Keskiviikko | International Women's Day | Observance | All except B |
| 8. maa | Keskiviikko | International Women's Day | Common local holiday | Berlin, MVP |
| 17. maa | Perjantai | St. Patrick's Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 18. maa | Lauantai | Anniversary of the March Revolution | Observance | Berlin |
| 20. maa | Maanantai | March Equinox | Season | |
| 21. maa | Tiistai | Alevitic New Year | Observance | Bremen, Hamburg |
| 26. maa | Sunnuntai | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 2. huh | Sunnuntai | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 6. huh | Torstai | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | All except BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL |
| 6. huh | Torstai | Maundy Thursday | Silent Day | BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL |
| 6. huh | Torstai | First Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 7. huh | Perjantai | Good Friday | National holiday, Christian | |
| 7. huh | Perjantai | Second Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 8. huh | Lauantai | Holy Saturday | Silent Day | BY, HE, NDS, RLP, SL |
| 9. huh | Sunnuntai | Easter Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday | Brandenburg |
| 9. huh | Sunnuntai | Easter Sunday | Observance, Christian | All except BB |
| 10. huh | Maanantai | Easter Monday | National holiday, Christian | |
| 11. huh | Tiistai | Sixth Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 12. huh | Keskiviikko | Seventh Day of Passover | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 22. huh | Lauantai | Eid ul Fitr | Observance, Muslim | Bremen, Hamburg |
| 23. huh | Sunnuntai | German Beer Day | Observance | |
| 27. huh | Torstai | Girls' Day / Boys' Day | Observance | |
| 30. huh | Sunnuntai | Walpurgis Night | Observance | |
| 1. tou | Maanantai | May Day | National holiday | |
| 5. tou | Perjantai | Europe Day (Council of Europe) | Observance | |
| 8. tou | Maanantai | Anniversary of the End of World War II | Observance | B, BB, HB, MVP, TH |
| 9. tou | Tiistai | Europe Day (European Union) | Observance | |
| 14. tou | Sunnuntai | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| 18. tou | Torstai | Father's Day | Observance | |
| 18. tou | Torstai | Ascension Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 23. tou | Tiistai | Constitution Day | Observance | |
| 26. tou | Perjantai | First Day of Shavuot | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 27. tou | Lauantai | Second Day of Shavuot | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 28. tou | Sunnuntai | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | All except BB |
| 28. tou | Sunnuntai | Whit Sunday | Christian, Common local holiday | Brandenburg |
| 29. tou | Maanantai | Whit Monday | National holiday, Christian | |
| 1. kes | Torstai | International Childrens' Day | Observance | |
| 3. kes | Lauantai | European Bicycle Day | Observance | |
| 8. kes | Torstai | Corpus Christi | Christian, Common local holiday | BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN*, TH* |
| 17. kes | Lauantai | Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice | Observance | Berlin, Thuringia |
| 18. kes | Sunnuntai | Car-free Sunday | Observance | |
| 21. kes | Keskiviikko | June Solstice | Season | |
| 24. kes | Lauantai | St. John | Observance, Christian | Saxony |
| 24. kes | Lauantai | Architecture Day | Observance | |
| 29. kes | Torstai | St Peter and Paul | Observance, Christian | Saxony |
| 29. kes | Torstai | Eid al-Adha | Observance, Muslim | Bremen, Hamburg |
| 28. hei | Perjantai | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Observance, Muslim | Bremen, Hamburg |
| 8. elo | Tiistai | Peace Festival in Augsburg | Local holiday | Bavaria** |
| 15. elo | Tiistai | Assumption of Mary | Christian, Common local holiday | Bavaria*, Saarland |
| 15. elo | Tiistai | Assumption of Mary | Observance, Christian | Saxony, Thuringia |
| 1. syy | Perjantai | Anti War Day | Observance | |
| 9. syy | Lauantai | German Language Day | Observance | |
| 10. syy | Sunnuntai | European Heritage Days | Observance | |
| 16. syy | Lauantai | Rosh Hashana | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, NRW, SL |
| 17. syy | Sunnuntai | Second Day of Rosh Hashana | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, NRW, SL |
| 20. syy | Keskiviikko | German World Children's Day | Observance | |
| 20. syy | Keskiviikko | German World Children's Day | Common local holiday | Thuringia |
| 23. syy | Lauantai | September Equinox | Season | |
| 25. syy | Maanantai | Yom Kippur | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, NRW, SL |
| 30. syy | Lauantai | German Food Bank Day | Observance | |
| 30. syy | Lauantai | First day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 1. lok | Sunnuntai | Harvest Festival | Observance | |
| 1. lok | Sunnuntai | Second Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew | BY, HB, SL |
| 3. lok | Tiistai | Day of German Unity | National holiday | |
| 5. lok | Torstai | Sixth Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew | Bavaria |
| 6. lok | Perjantai | Seventh Day of Sukkot | Observance, Hebrew | Bavaria |
| 7. lok | Lauantai | Shemini Atzeret | Observance, Hebrew | Bremen, Saarland |
| 8. lok | Sunnuntai | Simchat Torah | Observance, Hebrew | Bremen |
| 8. lok | Sunnuntai | Grandparents' Day | Observance | Bavaria |
| 29. lok | Sunnuntai | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| 30. lok | Maanantai | World Thrift Day | Observance | |
| 31. lok | Tiistai | Reformation Day | Common local holiday | BB, HB, HH, MVP, NDS, SH, SN, ST, TH |
| 31. lok | Tiistai | Reformation Day | Observance, Christian | Bremen, BW |
| 31. lok | Tiistai | Halloween | Observance | |
| 1. mar | Keskiviikko | All Saints' Day | Silent Day, public holiday | BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL |
| 1. mar | Keskiviikko | All Saints' Day | Observance, Christian | HB, NDS*, SN, TH |
| 2. mar | Torstai | All Souls' Day | Silent Day | Lower Saxony* |
| 9. mar | Torstai | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day | Observance | |
| 9. mar | Torstai | 9th of November | Observance | Berlin |
| 9. mar | Torstai | Fall of the Berlin Wall | Observance | |
| 11. mar | Lauantai | St. Martin's Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 19. mar | Sunnuntai | National Day of Mourning | Silent Day | |
| 22. mar | Keskiviikko | Repentance Day | Silent Day | BY, SL, SN |
| 22. mar | Keskiviikko | Repentance Day | Christian, Common local holiday | Saxony |
| 22. mar | Keskiviikko | Repentance Day | Observance, Christian | BW, HE, NDS, RLP, TH |
| 26. mar | Sunnuntai | Sunday of the Dead | Silent Day | |
| 3. jou | Sunnuntai | First Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 6. jou | Keskiviikko | Saint Nicholas Day | Observance, Christian | |
| 8. jou | Perjantai | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Observance, Christian | Saxony |
| 10. jou | Sunnuntai | Second Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 17. jou | Sunnuntai | Third Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 19. jou | Tiistai | Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide | Observance | |
| 22. jou | Perjantai | December Solstice | Season | |
| 24. jou | Sunnuntai | Fourth Advent Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| 24. jou | Sunnuntai | Christmas Eve | Silent Day | |
| 25. jou | Maanantai | Christmas Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 26. jou | Tiistai | Boxing Day | National holiday, Christian | |
| 31. jou | Sunnuntai | New Year's Eve | Bank holiday | |
* Observed only in some communities of this state. Hover your mouse over the region or click on the holiday for details. | ||||
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