Holiday Guide for Germany in 2020

Germany information

Population: 83.24m
Capital: Berlin
Calling Code: (49)
Time Zone: +1 UTC
Currency: Euro
Language: German

List of Public Holidays in Germany in 2020

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day (Neujahrstag) Germany: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Monday January 6th Long Weekend! Three King's Day (Heilige Drei Könige) Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt: A major Christian celebration, Epiphany is celebrated on January 6th and commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus to the Magi, or three wise men. In some countries, it may be known as Three Kings Day.
	Sunday March 8th International Women's Day (Tag der Frau) Berlin: In 2019, Berlin became the first federal state to observe Women's Day as a public holiday
	Friday April 10th Long Weekend! Good Friday (Karfreitag) Germany: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Sunday April 12th Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) Brandenburg: Easter Sunday is the most important date in the Christian church. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus had been placed.
	Monday April 13th Long Weekend! Easter Monday (Ostermontag) Germany: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit) Germany: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday May 8th Long Weekend! V-E Day Berlin, Berlin: Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany
	Thursday May 21st Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) Germany: This day observes the departure of Jesus from earth after his resurrection. It is perhaps the earliest observed celebration in Christianity.
	Monday June 1st Long Weekend! Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) Germany: Commemorates the coming of the Holy Spirit in the form of flames to the Apostles.
	Thursday June 11th Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Saturday August 15th Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Bavaria, Saarland: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Sunday September 20th World Children's Day (Weltkindertag) Thuringia: The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1st to be International Children's Day in 1925
	Saturday October 3rd German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) Germany: Commemorates the anniversary of German reunification in 1990
	Saturday October 31st Reformation Day (Reformationstag) Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia: Commemorates the day in 1517 when Martin Luther nailed his 95 'these' to the door of the church in Wittenburg
	Sunday November 1st All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Wednesday November 18th Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag) Saxony: Saxony. Protestant churches celebrate a Day of Repentance and Prayer on the Wednesday before November 23
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day (Weihnachtstag) Germany: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Saturday December 26th St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag) Germany: December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.