Is it a day off?
A public holiday in some regions of Germany only: Augsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland.
In 2035 it falls on a Thursday, a working day.
Fixed date: it is on the same day of the year every year (1 Nov).
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
All Saints' Day
All Saints' Day is the Catholic and many Protestant festival that honours all the saints, known and unknown, who have reached heaven. It is followed on 2 November by All Souls' Day, when the faithful pray for the dead who are still thought to be in purification. In popular practice, the two days run together as a time for remembering the dead, and 1 November is the day on which many families visit cemeteries. The words Hallows and Halloween both derive from the old English term for saints, since Halloween is All Hallows' Eve.
Customs vary: in Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Croatia and Hungary, graves are cleaned and decorated with chrysanthemums and candles, and cemeteries glow in the evening. In Finland and Sweden candles are lit on graves, too, and in Portugal and Spain special sweets and breads are made. The eve of the festival, 31 October, has an unrelated reputation for Halloween, a name that comes from All Hallows' Eve. In Mexico and other countries outside our scope, the related days are the Day of the Dead, but in Europe the atmosphere is quiet and reverent. In Finland and Sweden, the all-saints weekend is a time for candles in cemeteries and for family visits.
All Saints' Day: all countries
Dates by year
- 2024: Friday, 1 November 2024
- 2025: Saturday, 1 November 2025
- 2026: Sunday, 1 November 2026
- 2027: Monday, 1 November 2027
- 2028: Wednesday, 1 November 2028
- 2029: Thursday, 1 November 2029
- 2030: Friday, 1 November 2030
- 2031: Saturday, 1 November 2031
- 2032: Monday, 1 November 2032
- 2033: Tuesday, 1 November 2033
- 2034: Wednesday, 1 November 2034
- 2035: Thursday, 1 November 2035
Where it applies
Augsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland