- Download our Moving to Germany Guide (PDF)
2024 | 2025 | |
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New Year's Day | 1 January | 1 January |
Good Friday | 29 March | 18 April |
Easter Monday | 1 April | 21 April |
Labour Day | 1 May | 1 May |
Ascension Day | 9 May | 29 May |
Whit Monday | 20 May | 9 June |
Day of German Unity | 3 October | 3 October |
Christmas Day | 25 December | 25 December |
Second Day of Christmas | 26 December | 26 December |
*If a public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday becomes a holiday. Some states have additional holidays.
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