Holidays in Luxembourg
Public holidays in Luxembourg are stipulated in Article 232, Paragraph 2 of the Labor Code .
Legal holidays
The eleven public holidays in Luxembourg are uniform across the country. As in most European countries, the church holidays Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday are not listed as public holidays, as they inevitably fall on a Sunday.
| holiday | date |
|---|---|
| New Year | January 1st |
| Easter Monday | Monday after Easter |
| Labor Day | 1st of May |
| Europe day | May 9 |
| Ascension of Christ | 39 days after Easter |
| Whit Monday | 50 days after Easter |
| National holiday | 23rd June |
| Assumption Day | 15th of August |
| All Saints Day | November 1st |
| 1st Christmas Holiday | 25 December |
| 2nd Christmas Day (St. Stephen's Day ) | December 26th |
If a public holiday falls on a weekend, employees are given an additional day of vacation.
Other holidays
- Whit Tuesday (51 days after Easter) is a regional public holiday in Echternach and school-free nationwide (but usually falls during the Whitsun holidays anyway).
- Good Friday is a bank holiday , but not a public holiday.
See also
- Holidays in Germany , Austria , Switzerland , Liechtenstein and other countries
Individual evidence
- ↑ Code du Travail (PDF; 1.5 MB) - Labor law