Public holidays in Luxembourg
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This is a list of public holidays in Luxembourg.
Public holidays
[edit]| Date | English name | Luxembourgish name | German name | French name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Neijoerschdag | Neujahr | Jour de l'an | |
| movable | Easter Monday | Ouschterméindeg | Ostermontag | Lundi de Pâques | 1 April 2024 21 April 2025 |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Dag vun der Aarbecht | Tag der Arbeit | Fête du Travail | |
| 9 May | Europe Day | Europadag | Europatag | Journée de l'Europe | First enacted in 2019 |
| movable | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfaart | Christi Himmelfahrt | Ascension | 9 May 2024 29 May 2025 |
| movable | Whit Monday | Péngschtméindeg | Pfingstmontag | Lundi de Pentecôte | 20 May 2024 9 June 2025 |
| 23 June | National Day | Nationalfeierdag | Nationalfeiertag | Fête nationale | |
| 15 August | Assumption Day | Mariä Himmelfaart | Maria Himmelfahrt | Assomption | |
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Allerhellgen | Allerheiligen | Toussaint | |
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Chrëschtdag | Weihnachten | Noël | |
| 26 December | Saint Stephen's Day | Stiefesdag | Stefanstag | Saint Etienne |
The National Holiday celebrates the birthday of the Grand Duke and used to be movable to coincide with the actual birthday of monarch. To avoid cold weather on the January 5 birthday of Grand Duke Jean (reigned 1964-2000), the Grand Duke's Official Birthday celebration was pinned since 1962 to Jean's name day on 23 June, and was maintained under the reign of his successor Henri.
Unofficial holidays
[edit]Good Friday (Friday before Easter Sunday) is a bank holiday, meaning that it is only a public holiday for bank employees.
Local complementary unofficial holidays may exist, like the Kermesse Day (known as Kiermes) that always fall on a Monday in the city of Luxembourg, or the Carnival Day also happening in the capital city.
References
[edit]- Public Holidays, luxembourg.lu
- Jours fériés légaux au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, luxembourg.lu (in French)
- Public holidays in Luxembourg, Banque de Luxembourg
- Feiertage in Luxemburg, Banque de Luxembourg (in German)
- Jours fériés au Luxembourg, Banque de Luxembourg (in French)
- Grand-Ducal decree dated 23 December 1961 (in French)
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