Travel guide: public holidays

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Germany has many public holidays, some of which vary from state to state. Since most things are closed then, it's best to check dates before you make any plans.

Public Holidays in 2012

January

1: New Year's Day
6: Epiphany (only in Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg and Saxony-Anhalt)

February

20: Carnival Monday (only in parts of the Rhineland)

April

6: Good Friday
8: Easter
9: Easter Monday

May

1: Labor Day
17: Ascension Day
27-28: Pentecost

June

7: Corpus Christi (only in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony and Thuringia)

August

15: Assumption Day (only in Bavaria and Saarland)

October

3: Day of German Unity
31: Reformation Day (only in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia)

November

1: All Saints’ Day (only in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland Palatinate and Saarland)
21: Day of Prayer and Repentance (only in Saxony)

December

24: Christmas Eve (half-day)
25: Christmas
26: Second Day of Christmas / Boxing Day

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