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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Neijoerschdag | Neujahr | Jour de l'an | |
| movable | Easter Monday | Ouschterméindeg | Ostermontag | Lundi de Pâques | 6 April in 2015 |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Dag vun der Aarbecht | Tag der Arbeit | Fête du Travail | |
| movable | Ascension | Christi Himmelfaart | Christi Himmelfahrt | Ascension | 14 May in 2015 |
| movable | Whit Monday | Péngschtméindeg | Pfingstmontag | Lundi de Pentecôte | 25 May in 2015 |
| 23 June | National Holiday (Sovereign's birthday) | Nationalfeierdag / Groussherzogsgebuertsdag / Gehaansdag | Nationalfeiertag | Fête nationale | |
| 15 August | Assumption | Léiffrawëschdag / Mariä Himmelfaart | Maria Himmelfahrt | Assomption | |
| 1 November | All Saint's 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. If June 23 is a Sunday, the celebration is moved to Monday June 24.
References
- Public Holidays, luxembourg.lu
- Jours fériés légaux au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, luxembourg.lu (French)
- Public holidays in Luxembourg, Banque de Luxembourg
- Feiertage in Luxemburg, Banque de Luxembourg (German)
- Jours fériés au Luxembourg, Banque de Luxembourg (French)
- Grand-Ducal decree dated 23 december 1961 (French)
