National and Religious Dates of Germany
December 6 - St. Nicholas Day
December 24 - Christmas Eve
December 25 - Christmas
January 1 - New Year's Day
January 6 - Epiphany or Theophany
January 27 - National Holocaust Memorial Day
End of March/Beginning of April - Easter
May 1 - Labor Day
May 9 - Father's Day
May 10 - Book Day
May 12 - Mother's Day
End of May/Beginning of June - Corpus Christi (second Thursday after Pentecost)
August 15 - Assumption of Mary
October 3 - German Unity Day
November 1 - All Saints' Day
November 11 - St. Martin's Day or Harvest Festival
November 17 - National Day of Mourning
Festivals in Germany
February - Carnival "Fastnacht" in Cologne and Munich, Samba Carnival in Bremen, "Strong Beer Festival"
May - Jazz festival Jazz Rally in Düsseldorf, "Walpurgis Night Festival" on Mount Walberla
June - Hamburg International Short Film Festival in Hamburg, Opera Festival in Munich, and festive week Opernplatzfest in Frankfurt
September-October - Oktoberfest in Bavaria
