This is a list of public holidays observed in Austria.[1]
Date | English translation | Local name | Comment | |
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1 January | Neujahr | |||
6 January | Heilige Drei Könige | |||
Ostermontag | ||||
1 May | Staatsfeiertag | |||
Christi Himmelfahrt | 39 days after Easter Sunday | |||
Pfingstmontag | Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, 49 and 50 days after the Resurrection of Christ | |||
Fronleichnam | First Holy Eucharist Last Supper. Thursday after Trinity Sunday (60 days after Easter Sunday) | |||
15 August | Mariä Himmelfahrt | |||
26 October | Nationalfeiertag | Day of the Declaration of Neutrality | ||
1 November | Allerheiligen | |||
8 December | Mariä Empfängnis | retail stores are allowed to open for Christmas shopping | ||
25 December | Christtag | |||
26 December | Stefanitag |
Additional days are observed in some states or industries. Below are holidays observed in some federal states.
Date | English translation | Local name | Observed States | ||
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19 March | Josefstag | Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol and Vorarlberg | |||
4 May | Florian | Upper Austria | |||
24 June | Johannistag | Tyrol and Salzburg | |||
24 September | Rupert | Salzburg | |||
10 October | Tag der Volksabstimmung | Carinthia | |||
11 November | Martin | Burgenland | |||
15 November | Leopold | Lower Austria and Vienna | |||
24 December | Weihnachten | All states, recognized as bank holiday but not a federal public holiday. | |||
31 December | Saint Sylvester's Day | Silvester | All states, recognized as bank holiday but not a federal public holiday. |