Public Holidays in Denmark - Public Holidays

Public Holidays

Date English Name Danish Name Remarks
January 1 New Year's Day Nytårsdag
The Thursday before Easter Sunday Maundy Thursday Skærtorsdag
The Friday before Easter Sunday Good Friday Langfredag
March/April Easter Sunday Påskedag
The day after Easter Sunday Easter Monday 2. Påskedag
The 4th Friday after Easter General Prayer Day Store Bededag A collection of minor Christian holy days consolidated into one day. The name translates literally from Danish language, "Great Prayer Day".
39 days after Easter Ascension Day Kristi Himmelfartsdag
7 weeks after Easter Pentecost Pinsedag This is a Sunday. Danes celebrate two days of Whitsun.
7 weeks +1 day after Easter Whit Monday 2. Pinsedag This is a Monday. Danes celebrate two days of Whitsun.
December 25 First Day of Christmas Juledag / 1. juledag Danes celebrate three days of Christmas, starting early on December 24 in the evening.
December 26 Second Day of Christmas 2. juledag

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