| Name of Holiday | Date | English Translation |
| Neujahr | 1 January | New Years Day |
| Drei Konige | 6 January | Three Kings Day (in Catholic areas) |
| Karfreitag | Friday before Easter | Good Friday |
| Oster Montag | Monday after Easter | Easter Monday |
| 1. Maifeiertag | 1 May | German Labor Day |
| Christi Himmelfahrt | 40 days after Easter | Ascension Thursday |
| Pfingsten | 7th Sun. and Mon. after Easter | Whit Sunday and Whit Monday |
| Fronleichnam | Thursday after Trinity Sunday | Corpus Christi |
| Maria Himmelfahrt | 15 August | Assumption Day (in Bavaria and Saarland) |
| Tag der Deutschen Einheit | 3 October | German Unity Day |
| Allerheiligen | 1 November | All Saints Day (in Catholic areas) |
| Volkstrauertag | 2 Sundays before Nov. Advent | National Day of Mourning |
| Weihnachten | 25 and 26 December | Christmas |
Friday, May 6, 2011
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