Is August 15 a public holiday in Germany? Germany has different lists of public holidays depending on the state. Is August 15 a public holiday in Berlin? Check where in Germany it is a public holiday.
Is August 15th a day off in Berlin?
NO, Berlin does not plan August 15 as a day off. In Berlin there are 10 public holidays that are days off from work and they include:
CHRISTMAS IN BERLIN
DAYS OFF FROM WORK
DAYS OF THE WEEK
New Year (Neujahr)
January 1, 2024
Monday
2. International Women’s Day (Frauentag)
8 mark 2024 r.
Friday
3. Good Friday (Karfreitag)29 March 2024Friday 4. Easter Monday (Ostermontag)1 April 2024Monday 5. Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit)1 May 2024Wednesday 6. Ascension of the Lord (Christi Himmelfahrt)9 May 2024Thursday 7. Pentecost (Pfingstmontag)20 May 2024Monday 8. German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)3 October 2024Thursday9. First Day of Christmas (I Weihnachtstag)25 December 2024Wednesday10. Second Day of Christmas (II Weihnachtstag)26 December 2024Thursday
Is August 15th a public holiday in Germany?
Although Berlin does not celebrate August 15 as a public holiday, there are two states that do have public holidays on this day. These include: Saarland and Bavaria. In these states, additional holidays related to Catholicism are planned, hence their establishment as a day off.
HOLIDAYS IN GERMANY (Saarland)
DAYS OFF FROM WORK
DAYS OF THE WEEK
1. New Year’s Day (Neujahr)January 1, 2024Monday2. Good Friday (Karfreitag)March 29, 2024Friday3. Easter Monday (Ostermontag)April 1, 2024Monday4. Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit)May 1, 2024Wednesday5. Ascension of the Lord (Christi Himmelfahrt)May 9, 2024Thursday6. Pentecost (Pfingstmontag)May 20, 2024Monday
7. Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)
30 May 2024 r.
Thursday
8. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt)
August 15, 2024
Thursday
9. German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)3 October 2024Thursday
10. All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen)
November 1, 2024
Friday
11. Christmas Day (I Weihnachtstag)December 25, 2024Wednesday12. Christmas Day (II Weihnachtstag)December 26, 2024Thursday
Saarland has 12 days off from work – 9 holidays considered as non-working in all states and 3 additional holidays related to Catholicism (Corpus Christi, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – August 15, 2024 and All Saints’ Day).
HOLIDAYS IN GERMANY (Bavaria)
DAYS OFF FROM WORK
DAYS OF THE WEEK
1. New Year (Neujahr)
January 1, 2024 Monday
2. Three Kings (Heilige Drei Könige)
January 6, 2024
Saturday
3. Good Friday (Karfreitag)
March 29, 2024 Friday
4. Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
April 1, 2024 Monday
5. Labor Day (Tag der Arbeit)
May 1, 2024 Wednesday
6. The Ascension of the Lord (Christi Himmelfahrt)
May 9, 2024 Thursday
7. Descent of the Holy Spirit (Pfingstmontag)
May 20, 2024 Monday
8. Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)
30 May 2024 r.
Thursday
9. Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt)
August 15, 2024
Thursday
10. Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
October 3, 2024 Thursday
11. All Saints’ Day (Allerheiligen)
November 1, 2024
Friday
12. 1st Christmas Day (1st Weihnachtstag)
December 25, 2024 Wednesday
13. 2nd Day of Christmas (II Weihnachtstag)
December 26, 2024 Thursday
In Bavaria, however, there are as many as 13 holidays – 9 national ones and 4 additional ones related to Catholicism.
Working Hours Act of 20 May 1994 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1170, 1171)
