{"id":2860,"date":"2011-11-03T12:09:28","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T12:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=2860"},"modified":"2011-11-03T12:09:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T12:09:28","slug":"gesetzliche-feiertage-in-deutschland-%e2%80%93-religious-holidays-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/gesetzliche-feiertage-in-deutschland-%e2%80%93-religious-holidays-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Gesetzliche Feiertage in Deutschland \u2013 Religious holidays in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have recognized that some of you wondered whether October 31 and\/or November 1 are gesetzliche Feiertage<\/em><\/strong> (official holidays) in Germany or not. Well, both is right and wrong at the same time. Thus, it seems that Germany is still not completely (re-)united!?<\/p>\n

Although church and state are separated in Germany and Religionsfreiheit<\/em><\/strong> (freedom of religion) is granted, the official religion of the state is Christianity. Therefore, for example, die Auferstehung von Jesus<\/em><\/strong> (the resurrection of Jesus), which is Ostern<\/em><\/strong> (Easter) and die Geburt Jesus<\/em><\/strong> (the birth of Jesus), which is Weihnachten<\/em><\/strong> (Christmas), are official holidays throughout Germany. But other Christian holidays, e.g. Reformationstag<\/em><\/strong> (Reformation Day) and Allerheiligen<\/em><\/strong> (All Saints\u2019 Day) are respectively only celebrated in some parts of Germany. That is, some Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em><\/strong> (federal states) are katholisch<\/em><\/strong> (Catholic) and others are evangelisch<\/em><\/strong> (Protestant). Thus, Reformation Day is a holiday in all Protestant states and All Saints\u2019 Day is a holiday in all Catholic states. In order to make clear what official and public holidays we have in Germany and which states celebrate which of these holidays you can find an overview below.<\/p>\n

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Official holidays in Germany:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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New Year\u2019s Day (Jan 1):<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>: Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower-Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Epiphany (Jan 6):<\/td>\nBaden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Good Friday:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Easter Monday:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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May Day:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Ascension Day:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Whit Monday:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Corpus Christi:<\/td>\nBaden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Bavaria, Hessen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and only in some Catholic administrative districts in Saxony and Thuringia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Assumption of Mary (Aug 8):<\/td>\nSaarland and in some Catholic administrative districts in Bavaria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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German Unification Day (Oct 3):<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Reformation Day (Oct 31):<\/td>\nBrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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All Saints\u2019 Day (Nov 1):<\/td>\nBaden-W\u00fcrttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day of Prayer and Repentance:<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Christmas Day (Dec 25):<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Day after Christmas (Dec 26):<\/td>\nIs a holiday in all sixteen Bundesl\u00e4nder<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Vocabulary:<\/em><\/p>\n

der gesetzliche Feiertag \u2013 official holiday<\/em><\/p>\n

die Religionsfreiheit \u2013 freedom of religion<\/em><\/p>\n

die Auferstehung Jesus \u2013 the resurrection of Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n

die Geburt Jesus \u2013 the birth of Jesus<\/em><\/p>\n

das Weihnachten \u2013 Christmas (is generally used without the article)<\/em><\/p>\n

der Reformationstag \u2013 Reformation<\/em><\/p>\n

das Allerheiligen \u2013 All Saints\u2019 Day (is generally used without the article)<\/em><\/p>\n

das Bundesland \u2013 federal state<\/em><\/p>\n

katholisch \u2013 Catholic<\/em><\/p>\n

evangelisch \u2013 Protestant<\/em><\/p>\n

der Neujahrstag \u2013 New Year\u2019s Day<\/em><\/p>\n

die Heiligen Drei K\u00f6nige \u2013 Epiphany (lit. The Three Holy Kings)<\/em><\/p>\n

der Karfreitag \u2013 Good Friday<\/em><\/p>\n

der Ostermontag \u2013 Easter Monday<\/em><\/p>\n

der erste Mai (1.Mai) \u2013 May Day<\/em><\/p>\n

die Christi Himmelfahrt \u2013 Ascension Day (is generally used without the article)<\/em><\/p>\n

der Pfingstmontag \u2013 Whit Monday<\/em><\/p>\n

der Fronleichnam \u2013 Corpus Christi<\/em><\/p>\n

die Mari\u00e4 Himmelfahrt \u2013 Assumption of Mary (although Mari\u00e4 is spelled with an \u00e4 you pronounce it \u2018Maria\u2019)<\/em><\/p>\n

der Tag der Deutschen Einheit \u2013 German Unification Day<\/em><\/p>\n

der Reformationstag \u2013 Reformation Day<\/em><\/p>\n

das Allerheiligen \u2013 All Saints\u2019 Day<\/em><\/p>\n

der Bu\u00df- und Bettag \u2013 Day of Prayer and Repentance<\/em><\/p>\n

der erste Weihnachtsfeiertag \u2013 Christmas Day<\/em><\/p>\n

der zweite Weihnachtsfeiertag \u2013 day after Christmas<\/em><\/p>\n

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I have recognized that some of you wondered whether October 31 and\/or November 1 are gesetzliche Feiertage (official holidays) in Germany or not. Well, both is right and wrong at the same time. Thus, it seems that Germany is still not completely (re-)united!? Although church and state are separated in Germany and Religionsfreiheit (freedom of…<\/p>\n

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