Germany Public Holidays in 1994
Germany has a total of 85 holidays in 1994. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.
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| Holiday | Date | Details |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
Saturday, January 1, 1994 | New Year's Day, which is on January 1, or the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, is a public holiday in Germany. |
| Epiphany |
Thursday, January 6, 1994 | Epiphany on January 6 is a public holiday in 3 German states and commemorates the Bible story of the Magi's visit to baby Jesus. |
| Franco-German Day |
Saturday, January 22, 1994 | Franco-German Day is a observance in Germany |
| Shrove Monday |
Monday, February 14, 1994 | Carnival Monday is two days before Ash Wednesday and parades are held in many Catholic areas of Germany. |
| Valentine's Day |
Monday, February 14, 1994 | February 14 is Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Feast. The day of love owes its origins to ancient Roman and European Christian traditions. |
| Carnival Tuesday |
Tuesday, February 15, 1994 | Carnival has several long-standing traditions in Germany. |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 16, 1994 | Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent in western Christian churches. |
| International Women's Day |
Tuesday, March 8, 1994 | International Women's Day is a observance in Germany |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Monday, March 14, 1994 | Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight. |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Thursday, March 17, 1994 | St Patrick’s Day celebrates Irish culture and commemorates one of Ireland’s patron saints, St Patrick, on or around March 17. |
| March Equinox |
Sunday, March 20, 1994 | March Equinox in Germany (Berlin) |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, March 27, 1994 | Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. It is also the start of Holy Week. |
| First Day of Passover |
Sunday, March 27, 1994 | During Passover, the Jewish people remember the liberation of the Israelites from slavery, their exodus from Egypt, and that their first-born children were spared during the 10th plague, as told in the Haggadah. |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 27, 1994 | Daylight Saving Time starts in Germany |
| Second Day of Passover |
Monday, March 28, 1994 | Second Day of Passover is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, March 31, 1994 | Maundy Thursday is a Christian observance on the Thursday during Holy Week. It is the day before Good Friday. |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 1, 1994 | Many Christians in Germany observe the Good Friday public holiday to mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
| Sixth Day of Passover |
Friday, April 1, 1994 | Sixth Day of Passover is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 2, 1994 | Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday. |
| Seventh Day of Passover |
Saturday, April 2, 1994 | Seventh Day of Passover is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 3, 1994 | Easter Sunday is a holiday in Germany to celebrate the Jesus Christ's resurrection, according to the Christian Bible. |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 4, 1994 | Many people in Germany annually observe Easter Monday on the day after Easter Sunday. It is a public holiday in all states. |
| German Beer Day |
Saturday, April 23, 1994 | German Beer Day is a observance in Germany |
| Walpurgis Night |
Saturday, April 30, 1994 | Walpurgis Night is a observance in Germany |
| May Day |
Sunday, May 1, 1994 | May Day in Germany is a holiday to celebrate the start of spring and to campaign for workers' rights. It is always on May 1. |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) |
Thursday, May 5, 1994 | Europe Day (Council of Europe) is a observance in Germany |
| Mothers' Day |
Sunday, May 8, 1994 | Mother’s Day celebrates the achievements and efforts of mothers and mother figures. |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Sunday, May 8, 1994 | |
| Europe Day (European Union) |
Monday, May 9, 1994 | Europe Day (European Union) is a observance in Germany |
| Fathers' Day |
Thursday, May 12, 1994 | Father’s Day celebrates fatherhood and male parenting on different dates worldwide. |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 12, 1994 | Ascension Day in Germany is on a Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday. |
| First Day of Shavuot |
Monday, May 16, 1994 | Shavuot, sometimes known as the Festival of the Weeks, is a Jewish holiday to mark the end of the Counting of the Omer and the anniversary of the day when Jewish people received the Torah. |
| Second Day of Shavuot |
Tuesday, May 17, 1994 | Second Day of Shavuot is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Eid al-Adha |
Saturday, May 21, 1994 | Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son. |
| Whit Sunday |
Sunday, May 22, 1994 | Pentecost is a Christian holiday to remember the Holy Spirit's descent onto Jesus' followers. |
| Whit Monday |
Monday, May 23, 1994 | The Second Day of Pentecost is, which is on the Monday after Pentecost (or Whitsunday), is a public holiday in Germany. |
| Constitution Day |
Monday, May 23, 1994 | Constitution Day is a observance in Germany |
| International Children's Day |
Wednesday, June 1, 1994 | International Children's Day is a observance in Germany |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 2, 1994 | Corpus Christi celebrates the Eucharist and is public holiday in some parts of Germany. |
| Car-free Sunday |
Sunday, June 19, 1994 | Car-free Sunday is a observance in Germany |
| Ashura |
Sunday, June 19, 1994 | Ashura is a observance and Muslim holiday in Germany |
| June Solstice |
Tuesday, June 21, 1994 | June Solstice in Germany (Berlin) |
| St. John |
Friday, June 24, 1994 | St. John is a observance and Christian holiday in Germany |
| St Peter and Paul |
Wednesday, June 29, 1994 | St Peter and Paul is a observance and Christian holiday in Germany |
| Peace Festival in Augsburg |
Monday, August 8, 1994 | The Augsburg Peace Festival in Germany celebrates the implementation of the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 CE. It is on August 8 each year. |
| Assumption of Mary |
Monday, August 15, 1994 | The Feast of the Assumption of Mary is an occasion for Catholics to honor the belief that God assumed the Virgin Mary to heaven. It is a public holiday in some parts of Germany on August 15 each year. |
| Anti War Day |
Thursday, September 1, 1994 | Anti War Day is a observance in Germany |
| Rosh Hashana |
Tuesday, September 6, 1994 | Rosh Hashana, commonly known as the Jewish New Year, is the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar. |
| Second Day of Rosh Hashana |
Wednesday, September 7, 1994 | Second Day of Rosh Hashana is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| European Heritage Days |
Sunday, September 11, 1994 | European Heritage Days is a observance in Germany |
| Yom Kippur |
Thursday, September 15, 1994 | Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) is an important Jewish holiday that centers on the themes of atonement and repentance. |
| German World Children's Day |
Tuesday, September 20, 1994 | German World Children's Day is a observance in Germany |
| First day of Sukkot |
Tuesday, September 20, 1994 | The first day of Sukkot marks the start of the Sukkot festival, celebrated among Jewish communities worldwide. |
| Second Day of Sukkot |
Wednesday, September 21, 1994 | Second Day of Sukkot is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| September Equinox |
Friday, September 23, 1994 | September Equinox in Germany (Berlin) |
| Sixth Day of Sukkot |
Sunday, September 25, 1994 | Sixth Day of Sukkot is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, September 25, 1994 | Daylight Saving Time ends in Germany |
| Seventh Day of Sukkot |
Monday, September 26, 1994 | Seventh Day of Sukkot is a observance, Jewish holiday, and Jewish holiday in Germany |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Tuesday, September 27, 1994 | Shemini Atzeret (or Shmini Atzeret) is a Jewish holiday dedicated to the love of God, while Simchat Torah (Simchas Torah or Simhat Torah) and celebrates the completion of the annual reading of the Torah. |
| Simchat Torah |
Wednesday, September 28, 1994 | Simchat Torah is a Jewish holiday on which the yearly cycle of readings from the Torah ends and a new reading cycle begins. |
| Harvest Festival |
Sunday, October 2, 1994 | Harvest Festival is a observance in Germany |
| Day of German Unity |
Monday, October 3, 1994 | German Unity Day celebrates Germany's unification in 1990. It is on October 3 each year. |
| World Thrift Day |
Friday, October 28, 1994 | World Thrift Day is a observance in Germany |
| Reformation Day |
Monday, October 31, 1994 | Reformation Day in Germany is annually observed on October 31 to remember the Reformation, a time of big religious change between 1517 CE and 1648 CE. |
| Halloween |
Monday, October 31, 1994 | Halloween is a festive occasion that is celebrated in many countries on October 31 each year. |
| All Saints' Day |
Tuesday, November 1, 1994 | All Saints' Day is an annual public holiday in five German states to remember all Christian saints on November 1. |
| All Souls' Day |
Wednesday, November 2, 1994 | All Souls’ Day falls on November 2 each year. It is a day of alms giving and prayers for the dead. |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Wednesday, November 9, 1994 | Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day is a observance in Germany |
| 9th of November |
Wednesday, November 9, 1994 | 9th of November is a observance in Germany |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Wednesday, November 9, 1994 | Fall of the Berlin Wall is a observance in Germany |
| St. Martin's Day |
Friday, November 11, 1994 | St. Martin's Day is celebrated in Germany every year on November 11. |
| National Day of Mourning |
Sunday, November 13, 1994 | On the National Day of Mourning (Volkstrauertag) many Germans commemorate all victims of war and tyranny. |
| Repentance Day |
Wednesday, November 16, 1994 | The Day of Prayer and Repentance is a Protestant holiday and a public holiday in the state of Saxony (Sachsen) on the last Wednesday before November 23. |
| Sunday of the Dead |
Sunday, November 20, 1994 | The Sunday of the Dead in Germany is an occasion to remember those who have passed away. |
| First Advent Sunday |
Sunday, November 27, 1994 | The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year. |
| Second Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 4, 1994 | Second Advent Sunday is a observance and Christian holiday in Germany |
| Saint Nicholas Day |
Tuesday, December 6, 1994 | St. Nicholas Day is celebrated on December 6 in many European countries, as well as areas across the world that boast a strong European influence. |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Thursday, December 8, 1994 | The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is a Christian observance on December 8 each year. |
| Third Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 11, 1994 | Third Advent Sunday is a observance and Christian holiday in Germany |
| Fourth Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 18, 1994 | Fourth Advent Sunday is a observance and Christian holiday in Germany |
| December Solstice |
Thursday, December 22, 1994 | December Solstice in Germany (Berlin) |
| Christmas Eve |
Saturday, December 24, 1994 | Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and the start of the Christmas celebration. It always falls on December 24 in Germany. |
| Christmas Day |
Sunday, December 25, 1994 | Christmas Day marks the birth of Jesus Christ and is a public holiday in Germany. It is on December 25 each year. |
| Boxing Day |
Monday, December 26, 1994 | The Second Day of Christmas is a public holiday in Germany. It always falls on December 26. |
| New Year's Eve |
Saturday, December 31, 1994 | New Year's Eve in Germany is annually celebrated on December 31. It is the last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. |
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