Germany


Holidays & Observances in Germany
Germany is a central European country. Though it has a rocky past, present day Germany is a highly prosperous country with the fourth best economy in the world. The cultural element that Germans are probably most proud of is their roster of great thinkers. Ludwig van Beethoven, Karl Marx, and Albert Einstein are just a few on a long list of German figures. Christianity is the most popular religion in Germany and its holidays are very important. Germany celebrates holidays with food, drink, and colorful traditions completely unique to Germany. Though most holidays are festive events, Germans take their mourning days seriously. On many mourning days festivities and music are prohibited.
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Country Observances
Holiday Date | Country Holiday | Observance Type | Religion/Belief |
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Assumption of Mary | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
German Unity Day | Public | ||
German Unity Day | Public | ||
German Unity Day | Public | ||
Halloween | Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Reformation Day | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity, Protestant | |
All Saints' Day | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity, Catholic | |
All Souls' Day - Day of the Dead | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity, Catholic | |
St. Martin's Day | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Day of Mourning (Volkstrauertag) | Religious/Beliefs, Popular & Widely Observed | Christianity | |
Repentance Day | Religious/Beliefs, Local State, Region, Territory | Christianity | |
Advent | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Christmas Eve | Religious/Beliefs, Popular & Widely Observed | Christianity | |
Christmas | Public, Religious/Beliefs, Popular & Widely Observed | Christianity | |
Boxing Day - St. Stephen's Day | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
New Year's Day | Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Epiphany | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Candlemas | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity, Catholic | |
Valentines Day | Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Mardi Gras - Shrove Tuesday / Fat Tuesday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Ash Wednesday/Carnival | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
International Women's Day | Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Palm Sunday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Maundy Thursday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Good Friday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Easter | Religious/Beliefs, Popular & Widely Observed | Christianity | |
Easter Monday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Arbor Day - Germany | Noteworthy & Common | ||
Labour Day / May Day | Public, Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Mothers Day | Popular & Widely Observed | ||
Ascension Day | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Pentecost / Whit Sunday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Whit Monday | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity | |
Corpus Christi | Religious/Beliefs | Christianity |