Public holidays in Germany
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Except for the national holiday (German Unity Day), public holidays in Germany (gesetzliche Feiertage) are determined by the federal states.
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| • | Public holiday within this state. |
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| 1) | Only in a few Sorbian communities. |
| 2) | Only in the Catholic district of Eichsfeld. |
| 3) | Only in the city of Augsburg. |
| 4) | Public holiday in all states until 1994. The holiday has been dropped in exchange for the introduction of nursing care insurance. Saxony is the only state where employers do not have to pay the nursing care insurance, as it has all been paid by the employees, so they could keep the holiday. |
| 5) | Only in the about 1700 communities with mostly Catholic inhabitants and in the cities of Augsburg and Munich. |
| 6) | National holiday since 1990, commemorating German reunification on that date. Formerly June 17 in West Germany, commemorating the Workers Uprising of 1953 in East Germany, also known as the "Day of German Unity". East Germany's national day was October 7, the founding of the state in 1949. |
| 7) | On these days, schools are closed all over the state. |
| 8) | For states where not all holidays are committed consistently, the most widespread combination is given. Bavaria: including Assumption Day, excluding Peace Festival; Saxony and Thuringia: excluding Corpus Christi. |
Either Carnival Monday ("Rose Monday") or Mardi Gras is a de facto holiday in some towns and cities in Catholic western and southern Germany which have a strong Carnival tradition.
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