Albania: holidays, national customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends on…
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Andorra Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Andorra: holidays, events, climate Public holidays Religious festivals or holidays Date Holiday January 6 Epiphany … Easter … Ascension of Chri … Penteco 15th of Augu Assumption Day November 1 All Saints Day November 4 St. Charles Day December 8 Immaculate conception 24th of December Christmas eve 25./26. December Christmas Other public holidays Date Holiday…
Germany Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Germany: Holidays January 1st January 1st – the first day of the new year – is a public holiday in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and numerous other countries. It should be noted that Samoa is the first country where the New Year began Holy Three Kings The day of the “Three Kings” – also known as…
Greece Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Greece: Holidays and Events Public holidays Date event January 1 New Year (feast of St. Basil according to Byzantine tradition) 6th January Epiphany (crosses are thrown into rivers, lakes and the sea to bless the waters) February March Rose Monday (start of Lent) 25th March Independence day March April Orthodox Easter 1st of May Labor…
Estonia Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Estonia: Holidays, Climate and Sports Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends…
Finland Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Finland: holidays, events, national customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends…
France Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
France: Holidays and Events Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends on…
Croatia Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Croatia: Holidays, national customs, climate Public holidays Date Holiday January 1 New Year 6th January Holy three kings March April Easter Sunday and Easter Monday 1st of May May Day June 10 Corpus Christi June 22 Anti-Fascism Day 25th June National holiday 5th of August Day of Victory and Gratitude 15th of August Assumption Day…
Cyprus Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Cyprus: events, national customs, climate Public holidays Date Holiday January 1 New Year 6th January Epiphany February 6 Green Monday (Carnival) 25th March Greek National Day April 1 Cypriot National Day April 21 Greek Orthodox Good Friday April 24 Greek Orthodox Easter Monday 1st of May Labor Day 12th of May Pentecost 15th of August…
Czech Republic Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Czech Republic: holidays and events Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts 46 days, begins on Ash Wednesday and…
Denmark Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Tourist office Danish Tourist Office in Germany P.O.Box 70 17 40 22017 Hamburg Tel: 0049 – (0) 1805 – 32 64 63 Web: www.visitdenmark.com Denmark Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first…
Macedonia Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Holidays, events and national customs There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends on Holy…
Malta Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Malta: Holidays and Events There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts 46 days, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy…
Kosovo Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Kosovo: Holidays and National Customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts 46 days, begins on Ash Wednesday and…
Latvia Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Latvia: Holidays, Events, and National Customs Holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends…
Liechtenstein Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Liechtenstein: Holidays Date Holiday January 1 New Year January 6 Epiphany February 02 Candlemas March 4 Shrove Tuesday 19th March St. Joseph’s Day March April Easter May 1 Labor Day May 29 Ascension of Christ May June Pentecost June 09 Corpus Christi 15th of August Assumption Day and at the same time the country’s national…
Lithuania Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Lithuania: Holidays, Events, and National Customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which…
Luxembourg Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Luxembourg: holidays, national customs, climate There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends on Holy…
Hungary Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Hungary: Holidays, climate and national customs Public holidays Religious festivals or holidays Date Holiday March April Easter Monday May June Whit Monday November 1 All Saints Day 25./26. December Christmas holidays Other feasts and holidays Date Holiday January 1 New Year March, 15 Independence day 1st of May Labor Day 20th of August National holiday…
Iceland Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Iceland: Holidays, climate, national customs Public holidays National Day The Icelandic National Day is June 17th. Festival of Lights At the beginning of February, Reykjavik celebrates the Festival of Lights. The exact date changes every year! Beer festival Since the serving of beer was legalized on March 1, 1989, there is a lot going on…
Ireland Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Ireland: Holidays, Events and National Customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts for 46 days, begins on Ash…
Italy Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Italy: holidays, events, national customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends…
Poland Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Poland: holidays, national customs, climate Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which ends…
Portugal Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Holidays and national customs in Portugal Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts for 46 days, begins on Ash…
Romania Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Romania national customs, festivals, climate National customs National customs The typical Romanian traditions have their origins in the countryside. Here the traditions and festivals are still strongly influenced by the season, birth and death. The seasons are accompanied by ritual winter mask dances, shepherd festivals as well as farmers and dance festivals. Death plays an…
Russia Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Holidays, events and national customs Holidays in Russia Date Holiday 1./2. January New year celebration January 7 Russian Orthodox Christmas 8th of March Womens day 1./2. May Days of labor May 9 Victory Day (World War 2) June 12 independence Day November 7 Anniversary of the October Revolution,today: Day of Understanding and Reconciliation 12th of…
Norway Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Holidays and national customs in Norway Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which…
Moldova Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Moldova: Holidays, Events, and National Customs Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the location of Easter. Easter takes place on the first Sunday that follows the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, which…
Monaco Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Monaco: holidays, events, climate Regular events Formula 1 races The Formula 1 car race takes place in Monte Carlo every year. It is one of the races that have been held annually as a world championship since 1950. There are currently 19 individual races known as Grand Prix. With seven world championship victories, Michael Schumacher…
Montenegro Holidays, Events, Climate and Sightseeing
Montenegro: Holidays, Events and Climate Public holidays There are a number of public holidays that do not have a fixed date, but are based on the time of Easter. Easter falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the beginning of spring. Lent, which lasts 46 days, begins on Ash Wednesday and…