National and Regional German Holidays in Germany in 2008 and 2009:
2008
| Date | Weekday | Name of public German holiday | observed in ... |
| Jan 01 | Tuesday | New Years (Neujahrstag) | all federal states |
| Jan 06 | Sunday | Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | all federal states |
| Mar 24 | Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | all federal states |
| May 01 | Thursday |
Labor Day (Maifeiertag) Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) |
all federal states |
| May 12 | Monday | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | all federal states |
| May 22 | Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt) | Saarland, Bavaria (only in those municipalities with a catholic majority) |
| Oct 03 | Friday | Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | all federal states |
| Oct 31 | Friday | Reformation Day (Reformationstag) | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Nov 01 | Saturday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Nov 19 | Wednesday | Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag) | Saxony |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
| Dec 26 | Friday | 2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
2009
| Date | Weekday | Name of public German holiday | observed in ... |
| Jan 01 | Thursday | New Years (Neujahrstag) | all federal states |
| Jan 06 | Tuesday | Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday (Karfreitag) | all federal states |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday (Ostermontag) | all federal states |
| May 01 | Friday | Labor Day (Maifeiertag) | all federal states |
| May 21 | Thursday | Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) | all federal states |
| Jun 01 | Monday | Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) | all federal states |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption Day (Maria Himmelfahrt) | Bavaria, Saarland |
| Oct 03 | Saturday | Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) | all federal states |
| Oct 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day (Reformationstag) | Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia |
| Nov 01 | Sunday | All Saints Day (Allerheiligen) | Baden-Wuerttemberg, Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland |
| Nov 18 | Wednesday | Repentance Day (Buß- und Bettag) | Saxony |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas (1. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | 2nd Christmas Day (2. Weihnachtstag) | all federal states |