Public holidays in Austria
This is a list of public holidays observed in Austria.
Date | Holiday | Local name | Comment |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Neujahr | |
6 January | Epiphany | Heilige Drei Könige | |
* | Easter Monday | Ostermontag | |
1 May | International Workers' Day | Staatsfeiertag | |
* | Ascension Day | Christi Himmelfahrt | 39 days after Easter Sunday |
* | Whit Monday / Pentecost | Pfingstmontag | Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 49 and 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ |
* | Corpus Christi | Fronleichnam | First Holy Eucharist Last Supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday) |
15 August | Assumption of Mary | Mariä Himmelfahrt | |
26 October | Austrian National Day | Nationalfeiertag | day of the Declaration of Neutrality |
1 November | All Saints' Day | Allerheiligen | |
8 December | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | Mariä Empfängnis | retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping |
25 December | Christmas Day | Christtag | |
26 December | St. Stephen's Day | Stefanitag |
An asterisk (*) denotes a movable holiday.
Additional days are observed in some or all the states or industries.
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