Public holidays in Luxembourg explained

This is a list of public holidays in Luxembourg.

Public holidays

Holidays
Date English name Luxembourgish name German name French name Notes
1 January Neijoerschdag Neujahr Jour de l'an
movable Ouschterméindeg Ostermontag Lundi de Pâques 1 April 2024
21 April 2025
1 May Dag vun der Aarbecht Tag der Arbeit Fête du Travail
9 May Europadag Europatag Journée de l'Europe First enacted in 2019
movable Christi Himmelfaart Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension 9 May 2024
29 May 2025
movable Péngschtméindeg Pfingstmontag Lundi de Pentecôte 20 May 2024
9 June 2025
23 June Nationalfeierdag Nationalfeiertag Fête nationale
15 August Mariä Himmelfaart Maria Himmelfahrt Assomption
1 November Allerhellgen Allerheiligen Toussaint
25 December Chrëschtdag Weihnachten Noël
26 December 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 23 June, 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.

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