List of public holidays in Germany in 2022, divided into those that are valid for the whole country, as well as holidays provided only for some regions.
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Public Holidays Germany 2022 for all federal states:
- New Year’s Day (January 1)
- Good Friday (April 15)
- Easter Monday (April 18)
- Labor Day (May 1)
- Ascension of the Lord (May 26)
- Pentecostal Monday (June 6)
- German Reunification Day (October 3)
- 1st and 2nd day of Christmas (25 and 26 December).
Holidays in Germany in 2022 in selected federal states:
- Epiphany – Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt ( January 6 )
- International Women’s Day – Berlin ( 8 March )
- Easter Sunday – Brandenburg ( April 17 )
- Pentecost – Brandenburg ( 5 June )
- Corpus Christi – Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland ( June 16 )
- Peace Day – Augsburg, Bavaria ( August 8 )
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Saarland and partially Bavaria ( August 15 )
- International Children’s Day – Thuringia ( September 20 )
- Reformation Day – Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen, Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, Baden-Württemberg ( October 31 )
- All Saints – Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland ( November 1 )
- Penance and Prayer Day – Sachsen, Bayern ( 16 November ).
To note – about Public Holidays in Germany in 2022:
Please note that in Germany every Sunday is also a bank holiday, so you will not find any open shops on this day. Non-working days for Germans are a time of rest and celebration with family and friends.
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