Germany has many exciting holidays. Some are celebrated with most of the World, like Christmas and New Years, while others are celebrated only in Germany like Tag der Deutschen Einheit. Nonetheless, Germans love to celebrate, so you can rest assured that if you’re in Germany during a holiday, there will most like be some kind of exciting celebration going on.
| Name of Holiday | Date | English Translation |
| Neujahr | 1 January | New Years Day |
| Heilige drei Koenige | 6 January | Three Kings Day (in Catholic areas) |
| Karfreitag | Friday before Easter | Good Friday |
| Ostersonntag | First Sunday after Good Friday | Easter Sunday |
| Ostermontag | Monday after Easter | Easter Monday |
| 1. Maifeiertag | 1 May | German Labor Day |
| Christi Himmelfahrt | 40 days after Easter | Ascension Thursday |
| Pfingsten | 7th Sun. and Mon. after Easter | Whit Sunday and Whit Monday |
| Fronleichnam | Thursday after Trinity Sunday | Corpus Christi |
| Maria Himmelfahrt | 15 August | Assumption Day (in Bavaria and Saarland) |
| Tag der Deutschen Einheit | 3 October | German Unity Day |
| Allerheiligen | 1 November | All Saints Day (in Catholic areas) |
| Volkstrauertag | 2 Sundays before Nov. Advent | National Day of Mourning |
| Weihnachten | 25 and 26 December | Christmas |
