Holidays
| Date | English Name | German Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Neujahr | |
| Moveable feast | Good Friday | Karfreitag | |
| Moveable feast | Easter Sunday | Ostersonntag | |
| Moveable feast | Easter Monday | Ostermontag | Was not an official holiday after 1967. |
| 1 May | May Day | Tag der Arbeit | International Workers' Day |
| 8 May | Victory in Europe Day | Tag der Befreiung | The translation means "Day of Liberation" |
| Moveable feast | Father's Day / Ascension Day | Vatertag / Christi Himmelfahrt | Thursday after the 5th Sunday after Easter. Was not an official holiday after 1967. |
| Moveable feast | Whitmonday | Pfingstmontag | 50 days after Easter Sunday |
| 7 October | Republic Day | Tag der Republik | National holiday |
| Moveable feast | Day of Repentance and Prayer | Buß- und Bettag | Penultimate Wednesday before the fourth Sunday before 25 December. Was not an official holiday after 1967. |
| 25 December | First Day of Christmas | 1. Weihnachtsfeiertag | |
| 26 December | Second Day of Christmas | 2. Weihnachtsfeiertag |
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