Public holidays in Luxembourg
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This is a list of public holidays in Luxembourg.
Public holidays[]
Date | English name | Luxembourgish name | German name | French name | Notes |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Neijoerschdag | Neujahr | Jour de l'an | |
movable | Easter Monday | Ouschterméindeg | Ostermontag | Lundi de Pâques | 18 April 2022 10 April 2023 |
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 | 26 May 2022 18 May 2023 |
movable | Whit Monday | Péngschtméindeg | Pfingstmontag | Lundi de Pentecôte | 6 June 2022 29 May 2023 |
23 June | National Day (Sovereign's Birthday) |
Nationalfeierdag / Groussherzogsgebuertsdag / Gehaansdag |
Nationalfeiertag | Fête nationale | |
15 August | Assumption Day | Léiffrawëschdag / Mariä Himmelfaart |
Maria Himmelfahrt | Assomption | |
1 November | All Saints' Day | Allerhellgen | Allerheiligen | Toussaint | |
25 December | Christmas Day | Chrëschtdag | Weihnachten | Noël | |
26 December | St. Stephen's Day / Boxing Day |
Stiefesdag | Zweiter Weihnachtsfeiertag | St. 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 June 23, and was maintained under the reign of his successor Henri.
Unofficial holidays[]
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[]
- 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)
- Public holidays in Luxembourg
- Lists of public holidays by country
- Luxembourgian culture
- Luxembourg-related lists
- Luxembourg stubs