Public Holidays of Luxembourg and Neighboring Countries

Ever make a journey across the border to enjoy a meal or go shopping, only to find everything was closed because of a public holiday you didn't know about?

Or do you ever wonder if stores are open somewhere else when they are closed here?

 

To help sort out these questions, here is a chart showing all the public holidays in Luxembourg and neighboring areas. Note that even when stores and businesses are closed, restaurants may still be open (but not always). Call ahead to be sure.

To see all the specific public holiday dates for the current year, have a look at 2011 Public holidays in Luxembourg.

Public Holidays

Public Holiday

Date

Luxembourg

Belgium

France

Germany
New Year's Day January 1 check mark check mark check mark
Carnival Monday Precedes Ash Wednesday check mark check mark
Good Friday check mark check mark
Easter Sunday check mark check mark check mark check mark
Easter Monday check mark check mark check mark check mark
Labor Day May 1 check mark check mark check mark check mark
Victoire 1945 May 8 check mark
Ascension 40 days after Easter check mark check mark check mark check mark
Pentecost (Whit) Sunday check mark check mark check mark check mark
Pentecost (Whit) Monday 50 days after Easter check mark check mark check mark check mark
Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 2nd Thursday after Pentecost check mark
National Day June 23 July 21 July 14 Oct. 3
Assumption August 15 check mark check mark check mark **
All Saints Day November 1 check mark check mark check mark check mark
Armistice Day Sunday before First Advent check mark check mark
Sunday of the Dead (Totensonntag) Sunday before First Advent check mark
Christmas December 25 check mark check mark check mark check mark
St. Stephen's Day December 26 check mark check mark
Alsace & Lorraine		 check mark

*A note about Germany. There are national holidays (N) which apply to all of Germany and some regional holidays, mainly religious, which apply only in certain areas. The public holidays listed here include national holidays and only those regional holidays that apply to the Rhineland area (R), which includes Trier.

**Some of these regional holidays are also observed in other areas of Germany; and there are additional regional holidays - not all listed here - which are observed in parts of Germany, but not in Rhineland (Trier). For full details of national and regional public holidays in Germany, see the Germany National Tourist Office or the World Travel Guide web site.
 

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