In Germany, there are nine Federal holidays. In many States there are, however, significantly more. The data to which the public holidays fall 2020, read here.
In USA there are nine nationwide statutory holidays . Because the definition of the holidays but in the country skills from state to state differences . Here you will find all the news about the public holidays in Germany in 2020 .
Germany is known for its many holidays . Mainly because of shops on Sundays and public holidays are closed, most of the people in Germany these days. The definition of the holidays is in the hands of the länder.
Nevertheless, nine public holidays in Germany are fixed by the Federal law: new year’s day, good Friday, Easter Monday, ascension day, whit Monday, labour day, the day of German unity, 1. Christmas day and 2. Christmas holiday . When these holidays take place, is shown in the following table.
Nationwide public holidays in Germany in 2020
holiday
date
new year’s
1. January (Wednesday)
good Friday
10. April (Friday)
Easter Monday
13. April (Monday)
labor day
1. May (Friday)
ascension
21. May (Thursday)
whit
1. June (Monday)
German unity day
3. October (Saturday)
1. Christmas holiday
25. December (Friday)
2. Christmas holiday
26. December (Saturday)
holidays in 2020 in the German States
in addition to the Federal holidays of each state may decide which days are public holidays. It follows a listing for each of the countries.
Baden-Württemberg
Holy Three kings, 6. January (Monday) Feast Of Corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday) All Saints ‘ Day, 1. November (Sunday)
Bayern
Holy Three kings, 6. January (Monday) Feast Of Corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday) Feast Of The Assumption, 15. August (Saturday) All Saints ‘ Day, 1. November (Sunday)
With four additional public holidays has Bayern’s most public holidays .
Berlin
International women’s day, 8. March (Sunday) the day of liberation in Germany, 8. May (Friday)In the year 2019, the state of Berlin introduced the International women’s day as a legal holiday. The liberation day is in the year 2020, a one-off public holiday in Berlin. On 8. May 1945 surrendered, the Wehrmacht and the Second world war was over. In 2020, the anniversary of this day to 75. What moved the country to a unique holiday. There was also discussion about whether the day of the liberation, a new Covenant is to be a holiday that takes place every year.
Brandenburg
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Bremen
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Hamburg
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Hessen
corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday)
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
lower Saxony
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
North Rhine-Westphalia
corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday) All Saints ‘ Day, 1. November (Sunday)
Rhineland-Palatinate
corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday) All Saints ‘ Day, 1. November (Sunday)
Saarland
corpus Christi, 11. June (Thursday) Feast Of The Assumption, 15. August (Saturday) All Saints ‘ Day, 1. November (Sunday)
Sachsen
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday) day of repentance and prayer, 18. November (Wednesday)
Sachsen-Anhalt
Holy Three kings, 6. January (Monday)
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Schleswig-Holstein
reformation day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Thuringia
world children’s day, 20. September (Sunday) Reformation Day, October 31. October (Saturday)
Thuringia launched the world children’s day 2019 new.
#Thuringia makes the #world children’s day on 20. September to the new holiday. The child protection Association welcomes this and hopes that other States will follow. More common time for children and parents on a day that the children in the focus#should be!The rights of the child pic.twitter.com/wJgoQRCUXg
— Kinderschutzbund Bundesverband (@DKSB_Bund) February 28, 2019
holidays in Germany: the number is not distributed in a fair way
the list of public holidays in the countries shows the days of fair . There are provinces with more, such as Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg and the Saarland . Other countries have less free days. Therefore, some länder such as Thuringia and Berlin have tightened in the last few years with new holidays.
When holidays do not fall on a Sunday, it is to take to the bridge days and holidays – no matter which state one lives and works. Thus, a two-day weekend is extended quickly in a four-day short vacation.
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