What holiday is it today in Germany?
List of current German holidays, as well as those that have recently passed and are upcoming in the near future. Special events yesterday, today, tomorrow!
What holiday is it today in Germany
Today is 9 May 2024, it is the Ascension of Christ (in German: Christi Himmelfahrt) it is an official public holiday, which is a day off from work throughout Germany.
Besides, today in Germany people also celebrate the following popular holiday:
- Father's Day(in German: Vatertag) - A holiday celebrated in honor of fathers. On this day, people go to the fields on hiking tours or walking excursions with carts or wagons full of wine or beer bottles (according to the region) and traditional regional food, drink alcohol and eat sausages. Children sign greeting cards and give gifts to their fathers.
Upcoming and recent popular holidays:
- 23.04.2024 (Tu) World Book and Copyright Day, 16 days agoGermany Germany
- 01.05.2024 (We) Labor Day, May 1 *, 8 days agoGermany Germany
- 01.05.2024 (We) May Day, 8 days agoGermany Germany
- 09.05.2024 (Th) Ascension of Christ *, todayGermany Germany
- 09.05.2024 (Th) Father's Day, todayGermany Germany
- 12.05.2024 (Su) Mother's Day, in 3 daysGermany Germany
- 19.05.2024 (Su) Pentecost *, in 10 daysGermany Germany
- 20.05.2024 (Mo) Pentecost, 2nd day *, in 11 daysGermany Germany
- 30.05.2024 (Th) Corpus Christi *, in 21 daysGermany Germany
- 24.06.2024 (Mo) St. John the Baptist’s Feast Day, in 1 month 15 daysGermany Germany
* - public holiday (in which regions of Germany the holiday is a day free from work, see below on the calendar)
A comprehensive schedule of popular, folk, religious holidays in Germany
Current holidays in the states of Germany
To find out what special events are celebrated in the states of Germany today, as well as in the coming days or which events have recently passed, follow the following links to information about the states of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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