Germany Holidays 2025

New Year's Day

Also known as: Neujahrstag

Neujahrstag - Celebrates the beginning of the new year

New Year's Day

European stock markets closed for New Year's Day

Forex Market Closure

Global forex markets closed for New Year's Day

Epiphany

Also known as: Heilige Drei Könige, Three Kings Day

Heilige Drei Könige - Celebrates the visit of the Magi to baby Jesus

Epiphany

Also known as: Three Kings Day, Día de Reyes, Dreikönigstag, Befana

Christian feast celebrating the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ

Ash Wednesday

First day of Lent in Western Christianity

Palm Sunday

Commemorates Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Passover

Also known as: פסח, Pesach

Commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery

Good Friday

Also known as: Karfreitag

Karfreitag - Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Good Friday

Also known as: Viernes Santo, Karfreitag, Vendredi Saint

Commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ

Good Friday

Major global markets closed for Good Friday

Easter Sunday

Also known as: Pascua, Ostern, Pâques, Pasqua

Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter Monday

Also known as: Ostermontag

Ostermontag - Celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ

Easter Monday

Day after Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

European and Commonwealth markets closed for Easter Monday

Yom HaShoah

Also known as: יום השואה

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Labour Day

Also known as: Tag der Arbeit, May Day

Tag der Arbeit - International Workers' Day

Labour Day

International markets closed for Labour Day

Ascension Day

Also known as: Christi Himmelfahrt, Father's Day, Vatertag

Christi Himmelfahrt - Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven

Ascension Day

Commemorates the ascension of Jesus into heaven

Shavuot

Also known as: שבועות

Festival of Weeks, commemorating the giving of the Torah

Pentecost

Also known as: Whit Sunday, Pfingsten, Pentecôte

Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles

Whit Monday

Also known as: Pfingstmontag, Pentecost Monday

Pfingstmontag - Celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit

Corpus Christi

Also known as: Fronleichnam

Fronleichnam - Celebrates the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist

Corpus Christi

Also known as: Fronleichnam, Fête-Dieu

Celebrates the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist

Assumption of Mary

Also known as: Mariä Himmelfahrt

Mariä Himmelfahrt - Celebrates the assumption of Mary into heaven

Rosh Hashanah

Also known as: ראש השנה

Jewish New Year

Yom Kippur

Also known as: יום כיפור

Day of Atonement, holiest day in Judaism

German Unity Day

Also known as: Tag der Deutschen Einheit

Tag der Deutschen Einheit - Celebrates German reunification in 1990

Sukkot

Also known as: סוכות

Feast of Tabernacles

Reformation Day

Also known as: Reformationstag

Reformationstag - Commemorates the Protestant Reformation

All Saints' Day

Also known as: Allerheiligen

Allerheiligen - Honors all saints

All Saints' Day

Also known as: Toussaint, Allerheiligen, Todos los Santos

Honors all saints, known and unknown

Repentance and Prayer Day

Also known as: Buß- und Bettag

Buß- und Bettag - Day of repentance and prayer

Hanukkah

Also known as: חנוכה, Chanukah

Festival of Lights, lasts 8 days

Christmas Eve

European markets closed or early close for Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Also known as: Erster Weihnachtstag, 1. Weihnachtstag

1. Weihnachtstag - Celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ

Christmas Day

Major global markets closed for Christmas

Forex Market Closure

Global forex markets closed for Christmas (rare full closure)

Boxing Day

Also known as: Zweiter Weihnachtstag, 2. Weihnachtstag, St. Stephen's Day

2. Weihnachtstag - Second day of Christmas celebrations

New Year's Eve

Many global markets closed or early close for New Year's Eve