Christian feast day
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) is explicitly listed as a public holiday only in Brandenburg. Elsewhere it is, of course, a Sunday anyway.
Where does it apply?
Statutory in 1 federal state.In the coming years
202520. AprSunday 20265. AprSunday 202728. MarSunday 202816. AprSunday 20291. AprSunday
What's being celebrated?
Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) is explicitly listed as a public holiday only in Brandenburg. Elsewhere it is, of course, a Sunday anyway.
Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first ecclesiastical full moon following the spring equinox, computed via the Gregorian Easter formula.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Easter Sunday a workday?
- No — it is a Sunday. As a statutory holiday it is only listed in Brandenburg.
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