Holidays and Celebrations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Feiertage)
Glossary of all of the holidays and celebrations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, their names in German and English
Festivities in all of Germany, Austria and most of Switzerland
| Feiertag | Day | Celebration |
|---|
| Neujahrstag
| 1st of January | New Year’s Day |
| Karfreitag
| Easter Sunday – 2 days | Good Friday |
| Ostersonntag
| First Sunday with a
full moon in the Spring | Easter, the Day of Resurrection |
| Ostermontag
| Easter Monday + 1 day | Easter, the Day of Resurrection |
| Tag der Arbeit
| 1st of May | Labor Day |
| Christi Himmelfahrt
| Easter Sunday + 39 days | The Ascension |
| Pfingstmontag
| Easter Sunday + 50 days | Whitmonday |
| Weihnachtstag
| 25-26 of December | Christmas |
“Heilig Abend”(litterally translated: The holy evening) is celebrated in all of Germany on December 24th. (The day the gifts are opened). The 25th is called “erster Weihnachtstag” (first Christmas day, and the 26th is called “zweiter Weihnachtstag” (second Christmas day).
Other Holidays in all of Germany
| Feiertag | Day | Celebration |
|---|
| Tag der Deutschen Einheit
| 3rd of October | The Day of German Unification |
Other celebrations in all of Austria
| Feiertag | Day | Celebration |
|---|
| Der Österreichische Nationalfeiertag
| 26th of October | Austrian National Holiday |
| Unbefleckte Empfängnis
| 8th of December | The Immaculate Conception |
| Heiliger Abend
| 24th of December | Christmas Eve |
| Silvester
| 31st of December | New Year’s Eve |
Other celebrations in all of Switzerland
| Feiertag | Day | Celebration |
|---|
| Schweizer Bundesfeiertag
| 1st of August | Swiss National Holiday |
Celebrations in some regions
| Feiertag | Day | Celebration |
|---|
| Heilige Drei Könige
| 6th of January | Epiphany |
| Gründonnerstag
| Easter Sunday – 3 days | Holy Thursday |
| Augsburger Friedensfest
| 8th of August | Ausburg Peace Festival |
| Mariä Himmelfahrt
| 15th of August | Assumption |
| Buß- und Bettag
| First Wednesday before the 23rd of November | Day of Prayer and Repentance |
| Pfingstsonntag
| Easter Sunday + 49 days | Whitsunday |
| Fronleichnam
| Easter Sunday + 60 days | Corpus Christ |
| Johannistag
| 23rd of June | St. John’s Day |
| Reformationstag
| 31st of October | Reformation Day |
| Allerheiligen
| 1st of November | All Saint’s Day |
Related topics: The date in German
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