Public holidays
Public holidays in Austria 2010
On public holidays civil service departments and banks are closed, as well as most supermarkets and shops.
| 1 January: | New Year |
| 6 January: | Epiphany (The Three Kings) |
| 4 - 5 April: | Catholic/Protestant Easter (Sunday and Monday) |
| 1 May: | Labour Day |
| 13 May: | Ascension Day |
| 23 - 24 May: | Whitsun (= Pentecost), (Sunday and Monday) |
| 3 June: | Feast of Corpus Christi |
| 15 August: | Assumption Day |
| 26 October: | Austrian National Day |
| 1 November: | All Saints' Day |
| 8 December: | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 25 December: | Christmas Day |
| 26 December: | Boxing Day |
As you can see public holidays are heavily influenced by important Catholic holidays.
School holidays
Summer Holidays: July till September (beginning and end vary a little bit in the different federal states);
Christmas Holidays: 24 December till 6 January;
Semester break: one week in February (beginning and end vary in the different federal states);
Easter Holidays: Palm Sunday till Tuesday after Easter Monday
| Related links |
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http://www.oenb.at/en/service_events/bankfeiertage/bankfeiertage.jsp |