Holidays
Public holidays in North Rhine-Westphalia (without Sundays)
| • | New Year | 1 January |
| • | Good Friday | Friday before Easter |
| • | Easter Monday | Monday at Easter |
| • | May Day | 1 May |
| • | Ascension Day | Thursday 5½ weeks after Easter |
| • | Whit Monday | Monday 7 weeks after Easter |
| • | Corpus Christi | Thursday 8½ weeks after Easter |
| • | German Unity Day | 3 October |
| • | All Saints' Day | 1 November |
| • | Christmas Eve* | 24 December |
| • | 1st Christmas Day | 25 December |
| • | 2nd Christmas Day | 26 December |
| • | New Year's Eve* | 31 December |
* Not an official holiday, but mostly a day off work.
