Germany Public Holidays in 2012
Germany has a total of 94 holidays in 2012. 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 |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day |
Sunday, January 1, 2012 |
| Epiphany |
Friday, January 6, 2012 |
| Franco-German Day |
Sunday, January 22, 2012 |
| Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism |
Friday, January 27, 2012 |
| Valentine's Day |
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| Shrove Monday |
Monday, February 20, 2012 |
| Carnival Tuesday |
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 |
| Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
| International Women's Day |
Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
| St. Patrick's Day |
Saturday, March 17, 2012 |
| Anniversary of the March Revolution |
Sunday, March 18, 2012 |
| March Equinox |
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time starts |
Sunday, March 25, 2012 |
| Palm Sunday |
Sunday, April 1, 2012 |
| Maundy Thursday |
Thursday, April 5, 2012 |
| Good Friday |
Friday, April 6, 2012 |
| Holy Saturday |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| First Day of Passover |
Saturday, April 7, 2012 |
| Easter Sunday |
Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
| Second Day of Passover |
Sunday, April 8, 2012 |
| Easter Monday |
Monday, April 9, 2012 |
| Sixth Day of Passover |
Thursday, April 12, 2012 |
| Seventh Day of Passover |
Friday, April 13, 2012 |
| German Beer Day |
Monday, April 23, 2012 |
| Girls' Day / Boys' Day |
Thursday, April 26, 2012 |
| Walpurgis Night |
Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| May Day |
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 |
| Europe Day (Council of Europe) |
Saturday, May 5, 2012 |
| Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 |
| Europe Day (European Union) |
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 |
| Mother's Day |
Sunday, May 13, 2012 |
| Father's Day |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| Ascension Day |
Thursday, May 17, 2012 |
| Constitution Day |
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 |
| Pentecost Sunday |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| First Day of Shavuot |
Sunday, May 27, 2012 |
| Pentecost Monday |
Monday, May 28, 2012 |
| Second Day of Shavuot |
Monday, May 28, 2012 |
| International Children's Day |
Friday, June 1, 2012 |
| European Bicycle Day |
Sunday, June 3, 2012 |
| Corpus Christi |
Thursday, June 7, 2012 |
| Car-free Sunday |
Sunday, June 17, 2012 |
| June Solstice |
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 |
| Architecture Day |
Saturday, June 23, 2012 |
| St. John's Day |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 |
| Feast of Saints Peter and Paul |
Friday, June 29, 2012 |
| Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday, August 15, 2012 |
| Eid ul Fitr |
Sunday, August 19, 2012 |
| Anti War Day |
Saturday, September 1, 2012 |
| German Language Day |
Saturday, September 8, 2012 |
| European Heritage Days |
Sunday, September 9, 2012 |
| First day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Saturday, September 15, 2012 |
| Rosh Hashana |
Monday, September 17, 2012 |
| Second Day of Rosh Hashana |
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 |
| German World Children's Day |
Thursday, September 20, 2012 |
| September Equinox |
Saturday, September 22, 2012 |
| Yom Kippur |
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 |
| First day of Sukkot |
Monday, October 1, 2012 |
| Second Day of Sukkot |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 |
| Day of German Unity |
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 |
| German Food Bank Day |
Saturday, October 6, 2012 |
| Sixth Day of Sukkot |
Saturday, October 6, 2012 |
| Harvest Festival |
Sunday, October 7, 2012 |
| Last day of Wiesn (Oktoberfest) |
Sunday, October 7, 2012 |
| Seventh Day of Sukkot |
Sunday, October 7, 2012 |
| Shemini Atzeret |
Monday, October 8, 2012 |
| Simchat Torah |
Tuesday, October 9, 2012 |
| Eid al-Adha |
Friday, October 26, 2012 |
| Daylight Saving Time ends |
Sunday, October 28, 2012 |
| World Thrift Day |
Tuesday, October 30, 2012 |
| Reformation Day |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| Halloween |
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 |
| All Saints' Day |
Thursday, November 1, 2012 |
| All Souls' Day |
Friday, November 2, 2012 |
| Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Friday, November 9, 2012 |
| 9th of November |
Friday, November 9, 2012 |
| Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Friday, November 9, 2012 |
| St. Martin's Day |
Sunday, November 11, 2012 |
| National Day of Mourning |
Sunday, November 18, 2012 |
| Repentance Day |
Wednesday, November 21, 2012 |
| Ashura |
Saturday, November 24, 2012 |
| Sunday of the Dead |
Sunday, November 25, 2012 |
| First Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 2, 2012 |
| Saint Nicholas Day |
Thursday, December 6, 2012 |
| Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Saturday, December 8, 2012 |
| Second Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 9, 2012 |
| Third Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 16, 2012 |
| Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide |
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 |
| December Solstice |
Friday, December 21, 2012 |
| Fourth Advent Sunday |
Sunday, December 23, 2012 |
| Christmas Eve |
Monday, December 24, 2012 |
| Christmas Day |
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 |
| Boxing Day |
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 |
| New Year's Eve |
Monday, December 31, 2012 |
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