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Public holidays 2028 in Saxony (Sachsen)

11 public holidays. 1 of them falls on a weekend and brings no day off.

Holiday on a working day falls on a weekend Between 05/06 and 03/10 there are 119 days without one.
Holiday Date Day
Neujahr New Year’s Day 1 January 2028 Saturday
Karfreitag Good Friday 14 April 2028 Friday
Ostermontag Easter Monday 17 April 2028 Monday
Tag der Arbeit Labour Day 1 May 2028 Monday
Christi Himmelfahrt Ascension Day 25 May 2028 Thursday
Pfingstmontag Whit Monday 5 June 2028 Monday
Tag der Deutschen Einheit German Unity Day 3 October 2028 Tuesday
Reformationstag Reformation Day not nationwide 31 October 2028 Tuesday
Buß- und Bettag Day of Repentance and Prayer not nationwide 22 November 2028 Wednesday
1. Weihnachtstag Christmas Day 25 December 2028 Monday
2. Weihnachtstag Second Day of Christmas 26 December 2028 Tuesday

Not everywhere in Saxony:

Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi), 15/06: a public holiday only in some municipalities with a predominantly Catholic population, not across the whole state, so it is not in the list above.

How Saxony differs from other states

In 2028, 250 working days remain from Monday to Friday, 2 fewer than with the nationwide holidays alone (252).

A day off here, not elsewhere

  • Reformationstag (Reformation Day), 31/10 (Tuesday)
  • Buß- und Bettag (Day of Repentance and Prayer), 22/11 (Wednesday)

A day off elsewhere, not here

  • Heilige Drei Könige (Epiphany), 06/01
  • Internationaler Frauentag (International Women’s Day), 08/03
  • Ostersonntag (Easter Sunday), 16/04
  • Pfingstsonntag (Whit Sunday), 04/06
  • Fronleichnam (Corpus Christi), 15/06 (in some municipalities it is, see above)
  • Mariä Himmelfahrt (Assumption Day), 15/08
  • Weltkindertag (World Children’s Day), 20/09
  • Allerheiligen (All Saints’ Day), 01/11

Other years and states

Same year:

Same state, other years:

Same year, other states:

These holidays in your leave plan

Tiveo applies them per person, based on the state where they work. Someone in Munich gets Assumption Day off, while a colleague in Neuss does not. A single company-wide holiday calendar can’t show that.

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