Germany Holidays 2016 Public Holidays and Observances
List of Germany Holidays 2016. All you need to know about Public Holidays and Observances in Germany.
Date
Holiday
Type / Where
Jan 1, Friday
New Year’s Day
National holiday
Jan 6, Wednesday
Epiphany
BW, BY, ST
Feb 8, Monday
Shrove Monday
Observance
Feb 9, Tuesday
Carnival/Shrove Tuesday
Observance
Feb 10, Wednesday
Carnival/Ash Wednesday
Silent Day
Feb 14, Sunday
Valentine’s Day
Observance
Mar 20, Sunday
March equinox
Season
Mar 20, Sunday
Palm Sunday
Observance
Mar 24, Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Silent Day
Mar 25, Friday
Good Friday
Silent Day
Mar 27, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time starts
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Mar 27, Sunday
Easter Day
Silent Day / Brandenburg
Mar 28, Monday
Easter Monday
National holiday
May 1, Sunday
May Day
National holiday
May 5, Thursday
Ascension Day
National holiday
May 8, Sunday
Mother’s Day
Observance
May 15, Sunday
Whit Sunday
Silent Day
Brandenburg
May 16, Monday
Whit Monday
National holiday
May 26, Thursday
Corpus Christi
BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN, TH
Jun 20, Monday
June Solstice
Season
Aug 8, Monday
Peace Festival
Bavaria
Aug 15, Monday
Assumption of Mary
Bavaria, Saarland
Sep 22, Thursday
September equinox
Season
Oct 3, Monday
Day of German Unity
National holiday
Oct 30, Sunday
Daylight Saving Time ends
Clock change/Daylight Saving Time
Oct 31, Monday
Reformation Day
BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH
Oct 31, Monday
Halloween
Observance
Nov 1, Tuesday
All Saints’ Day
Silent Day / BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL, TH
Nov 11, Friday
St. Martin’s Day
Observance
Nov 13, Sunday
National Day of Mourning
Silent Day
Nov 16, Wednesday
Repentance Day
Saxony
Nov 20, Sunday, Sunday of the Dead
Silent Day
Nov 27, Sunday
First Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 4, Sunday
Second Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 6, Tuesday
Saint Nicholas Day
Observance
Dec 11, Sunday
Third Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 18, Sunday
Fourth Sunday Advent
Observance
Dec 21, Wednesday
December Solstice
Season
Dec 24, Saturday
Christmas Eve
Silent Day
Dec 25, Sunday
Christmas Day
National holiday
Dec 26, Monday
Boxing Day
National holiday
Dec 31, Saturday
New Year’s Eve
Observance
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